Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out. synonym: agreement.
- noun An agreement establishing the terms of a sale or exchange of goods or services.
- noun Property acquired or services rendered as a result of such an agreement.
- noun Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous to the buyer.
- intransitive verb To negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange.
- intransitive verb To engage in collective bargaining.
- intransitive verb To arrive at an agreement.
- intransitive verb To exchange; trade.
- idiom (into/in) Over and above what is expected; in addition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of discussing the terms of a proposed agreement; bargaining.
- noun A contention or contest for the mastery or upper hand; a struggle.
- noun A contract or an agreement between two or more parties; a compact settling that something shall be done; specifically, a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- noun The outcome of an agreement as regards one of the parties; that which is acquired by bargaining; the thing purchased or stipulated for: as, look at my bargain; a bad bargain; “a losing bargain,”
- noun Something bought or sold at a low price; an advantageous purchase.
- To treat about a transaction; make terms.
- To come to or make an agreement; stipulate; make or strike a bargain: with a person, for an object: as, he bargained with the producers, for a daily supply.
- To arrange beforehand by negotiation and agreement.
- To agree to buy or sell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by
with andfor . - transitive verb To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade.
- transitive verb to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to
bargain away one's birthright. - noun An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- noun An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
- noun A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
- noun The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
- noun (Law) a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession.
- noun over and above what is stipulated; besides.
- noun [Obs.] to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees.
- noun to reach or ratify an agreement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party
binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. - noun An agreement or stipulation; mutual
pledge . - noun A purchase; also (when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
- noun The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
- verb intransitive To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; to
negotiate ; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. - verb transitive To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb come to terms; arrive at an agreement
- verb negotiate the terms of an exchange
- noun an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- noun an advantageous purchase
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Back we go into the land of value, where the word bargain doth not speak its name.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011
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Before we start, we should clarify that the term bargain cruises does not mean beat up and rat infested ships to places no one wants to see.
unknown title 2008
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I hope Barack doesn't give in just to get rid of her, I will accept her staying in the race until December if her part of the bargain is being the VP.
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I stopped not on the road to make merchandise — what you call a bargain — about my coming.
The Claverings 2005
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The interesting thing is you can get what I call bargain Botox, where it's less expensive, but I think your viewers should be concerned about that because oftentimes, the Botox is diluted.
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I stopped not on the road to make merchandise -- what you call a bargain -- about my coming.
The Claverings Anthony Trollope 1848
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You may, as a poor person, only have $20.00 to spend on a few meals, so what kind of bargain is 10 pounds of carrots?
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I've highlighted before the growth in Irish "bargain" websites recently.
Irish Blogs 2009
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The basic bargain is sound: Countries with nuclear weapons will move towards disarmament, countries without nuclear weapons will not acquire them, and all countries can access peaceful nuclear energy.
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If a bargain is too good to pass up, be prepared that there may be a catch.
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos: Big Box Prescription Bargains -- Less Than Meets the Eye? Yolanda Reid Chassiakos 2010
bilby commented on the word bargain
Pronunciation experiment with goat.
January 10, 2010
sarra commented on the word bargain
heh!
January 11, 2010