bargain

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/ˈbɑːɡən/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) sth sold at a lower price

ADJ

absolute, amazing, good, real

VERB + BARGAIN

find, get, pick up

You can find great bargains at the end-of-season sales if you shop early.

BARGAIN + NOUN

buy, price | hunter, hunting | holiday | basement

(noun.) agreement

ADJ

excellent, good

VERB + BARGAIN

make, strike

PREP

into the ~

~ between

The two companies reached a bargain between them after weeks of difficult negotiations.

~ with

She bargained with the seller at the market until he agreed to lower the price.

PHRASES

drive a hard bargain

keep (to) your half/part/side of the bargain

If you keep your part of the bargain, I'll help you move next weekend.

sb's side/part/half of the bargain

He didn't keep his side of the bargain and never paid me back the money.

(verb.)

ADV

hard

She bargained hard with the car dealer until he finally lowered the price.

collectively

The employees decided to bargain collectively with management to secure better wages.

PREP

about

She refused to bargain about the price of her car at the dealership.

for

The shopkeeper was willing to bargain for a lower price on the antique table.

over

The car salesman and the customer bargained over the price for nearly an hour.

with

The shopkeeper was willing to bargain with customers who bought items in bulk.

Definitions

noun

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the

A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.

An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

[…]And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you, Even at that time I may be married too.

An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price

A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.

to buy (something) at a bargain

At that price, it’s not just a bargain, it’s a steal.

The thing stipulated or purchased.

If he say so, may his pernicious soul Rot half a grain a day! He lies to th' heart. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.

verb

To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.

They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.

So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. United we bargain, divided we beg

To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discu

deal

noun — an advantageous purchase

verb — negotiate the terms of an exchange

dicker

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Faustian bargain

An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

The university’s abandonment of its founding value of academic freedom in exchange for the corporation’s large financial contribution was a Faustian bargain.

drive a hard bargain

To negotiate forcefully.

Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.

fool's bargain

A bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.

Example Bank

A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.

Wiktionary

[…]And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you, Even at that time I may be married too.

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to buy (something) at a bargain

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They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.

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So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. United we bargain, divided we beg

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The media sells a trace of hatred at bargain prices.

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