bargain

bargain
bar|gain1 [ˈba:gın US ˈba:r-] n
1.) something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
▪ There are no bargains in the clothes shops at the moment.
▪ It's an attractive little home, and I think it's a bargain .
▪ That second-hand table was a real bargain .
▪ Good knives don't come at bargain prices .
▪ Thousands of bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued up for hours.
2.) an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else
make/strike a bargain
▪ Management and unions have struck a bargain over wage increases.
▪ I've kept my side of the bargain and I expect you to keep yours.
→drive a hard bargain at ↑hard1 (18)
3.) into the bargain also in the bargain AmE
in addition to everything else
▪ I am now tired, cold, and hungry, with a headache into the bargain.
bargain 2
bargain2 v
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: bargaignier]
to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower price
bargain for
▪ workers bargaining for better pay
bargain over
▪ They bargained over the level of wages.
bargain with
▪ women bargaining with traders
>bargainer[i] n
▪ He's the hardest bargainer in the business.
bargain for [bargain for sth] phr v
[usually in negatives]
to expect that something will happen and make it part of your plans
▪ They hadn't bargained for such a dramatic change in the weather.
bargain on doing sth
▪ I hadn't bargained on being stuck in traffic on the way home.
▪ The thief got more than he bargained for , as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • bargain — [bär′gən] n. [ME & OFr bargaine < OFr bargaignier, to haggle < Frank * borganjan, to lend, akin to OE borgian,BORROW] 1. a mutual agreement or contract in which the parties settle on what should be given or done by each 2. the terms of such …   English World dictionary

  • bargain — ► NOUN 1) an agreement made between people as to what each will do for the other. 2) a thing bought or offered for sale for a low price. ► VERB 1) negotiate the terms of an agreement. 2) (bargain for/on) expect. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • Bargain — Bar gain, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See {Bargain}, n.] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bargain — Bar gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bargained} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bargaining}.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. [1913 Webster] {To bargain away}, to dispose of in a bargain; usually with a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bargain — could mean some of the following: * The process whereby buyer and seller agree the price of goods or services. See bargaining. * An agreement to exchange goods at a price. * Such an agreement where one of the parties thinks the price is very… …   Wikipedia

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