bargain
Other forms: bargaining; bargains; bargained
The table you bought at a yard sale for five dollars might seem like a bargain until you get it home and realize it only has three legs. A bargain is a good deal.
Inexpensive items are one type of bargain, and another kind of bargain is an agreement you make with someone — a deal or compromise. Two countries might strike a trade bargain, or you could make a bargain with your friend that you'll drive to the mall if she buys you a giant cinnamon roll. Bargain also means to negotiate the details of a purchase, which makes sense because the root word is bargaignier, French for "haggle over the price."
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an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each“he made a bargain with the devil”
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synonyms:
deal
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agreement, understanding
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
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agreement, understanding
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come to terms; arrive at an agreement
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agree
consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
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agree
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negotiate the terms of an exchange“We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar”
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synonyms:
dicker
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chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster
wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
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bargain down, beat down
persuade the seller to accept a lower price
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negociate, negotiate, talk terms
discuss the terms of an arrangement
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chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster
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an advantageous purchase“she got a bargain at the auction”
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song
a very small sum
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travel bargain
a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
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purchase
something acquired by purchase
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song
/ˈbɑrgən/
/ˈbɑgɪn/
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