bargain

(bär'gĭn)
n.

1. An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out.
2. 1. An agreement establishing the terms of a sale or exchange of goods or services: finally reached a bargain with the antique dealer over the lamp.
   2. Property acquired or services rendered as a result of such an agreement.
3. Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous to the buyer.

v., -gained, -gain·ing, -gains.

v.intr.

1. To negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange.
2. To engage in collective bargaining.
3. To arrive at an agreement.

v.tr.
To exchange; trade: bargained my watch for a meal.

phrasal verb:

bargain for or on

1. To count on; expect: "I never bargained for this tearing feeling inside me" (Anne Tyler).

idiom:

into (or in) the bargain

1. Over and above what is expected; in addition.

[Middle English, from Old French bargaigne, haggling, from bargaignier, to haggle, of Germanic origin.]

bargainer bar'gain·er n.

SYNONYMS   bargain, compact, contract, covenant, deal. These nouns denote an agreement arrived at after a discussion in which the parties involved promise to honor their respective obligations: kept my end of the bargain and mowed the lawn; made a compact to correspond regularly; a legally binding contract to install new windows; a covenant for mutual defense; ignored the requests that weren't part of the deal.

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noun

1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: accord, agreement, arrangement, compact, deal, pact, understanding. See agree/disagree.
2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange: compact, contract, covenant, deal, transaction. See agree/disagree.
3. Something offered or bought at a low price: Informal buy, deal. Slang steal. See money, transactions.

verb

1. To argue about the terms, as of a sale: dicker, haggle, higgle, huckster, negotiate, palter. See agree/disagree.
2. To enter into a formal agreement: contract, covenant. See agree/disagree.

phrasal verb - bargain for (or on)

To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for). Informal figure on. See surprise/expect.

In addition to the idiom beginning with bargain, also see drive a bargain; into the bargain; make the best of it (a bad bargain); more than one bargained for; strike a bargain.

n

Definition: something bought at cheap price
Antonyms: rip-off

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A reciprocal understanding, contract, or agreement of any sort usually pertaining to the loan, sale, or exchange of property between two parties, one of whom wants to dispose of an item that the other wants to obtain. To work out the terms of an agreement; to negotiate in good faith for the purpose of entering into an agreement.

A union engages in collective bargaining on proposed contract terms.

IN BRIEF: Something bought or offered for sale at a good price.

The bicycle was quite a good bargain for the price.

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Quotes:

"A bargain is in its very essence a hostile transaction do not all men try to abate the price of all they buy? I contend that a bargain even between brethren is a declaration of war." - Lord Byron

"Here's the rule for bargains: Do other men, for they would do you. That's the true business precept." - Charles Dickens

"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." - Albert Einstein

"There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant." - Anatole France

"Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on." - Kin Hubbard

"Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny." - Plutarch

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bargain (Bargain Hunt) rhymes with [offensive] cunt
mean or obnoxious person: he's a right bargain, that bloke

Bargain Hunt is a BBC daytime TV programme, originally hosted by David Dickinson.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - handel, køb, forretning
v. intr. - forhandle, købslå, tinge
v. tr. - sælge, afhænde

idioms:

• bargain basement    købes og sælges
• bargain for    tænke sig, regne med
• bargaining chip    forhandlingsobjekt, bytteobjekt
• bargaining counter    forhandlingsobjekt, bytteobjekt
• into the bargain    med i handlen

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderhandelen, afspreken, pingelen, ruilen, koopje, akkoord, overeenkomst je aan de afspraak houden

Français (French)
n. - marché, affaire, occasion
v. intr. - négocier, marchander, (fig) s'attendre à
v. tr. - négocier, marchander

idioms:

• bargain basement    coin des affaires, bazar
• bargain for    négocier quelque chose, marchander
• bargain on    compter sur (qch)
• bargaining chip    argument de négociation
• bargaining counter    rayon des soldes
• into the bargain    dans la négociation, dans les prix, (fig) par-dessus le marché, de/par surcroît, en plus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kauf, Vereinbarung, Gelegenheitskauf
v. - feilschen, handeln

idioms:

• bargain basement    Tiefgeschoß mit Sonderangeboten
• bargain for    erwarten, rechnen mit
• bargain on    voraussehen
• bargaining chip    Verhandlungspfand
• bargaining counter    Trumpf (für Verhandlungen)
• into the bargain    darüber hinaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπραγματεύομαι, παζαρεύω
n. - συναλλαγή, αγοραπωλησία, παζάρι, παζάρεμα, αγορά σε τιμή ευκαιρίας, κελεπούρι, χρηματιστηριακή δοσοληψία, υπόθεση

idioms:

• bargain basement    φτηνό υπόγειο (κατάστημα), τμήμα ευκαιριών πολυκαταστήματος
• bargain for    προβλέπω, λογαριάζω
• bargaining chip    διαπραγματευτικό ατού
• bargaining counter    διαπραγματευτικό ατού
• into the bargain    συν τοις άλλοις, κι από πάνω

Italiano (Italian)
contrattare, occasione, accordo, affarone

idioms:

• bargain basement    svendita di oggetti familiari
• bargain for    contrattare per
• bargaining chip    moneta di scambio
• bargaining counter    bancone svendite
• into the bargain    a conoscenza dei fatti
• keep your side of the bargain    mantenere la parola data

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pechinchar, negociar, ajustar, barganhar
n. - contrato (m), pechincha (f), barganha (f)

idioms:

• bargain basement    subsolo (m) de loja
• bargain for    mais do que o esperado
• bargaining counter    posição (f) vantajosa em negociação
• drive a hard bargain    discutir com veemência
• into the bargain    além disso, de quebra
• keep your side of the bargain    cumprir uma promessa de acordo
• strike a bargain    chegar a um acordo

Русский (Russian)
сделка, соглашение, удачная покупка, рядиться

idioms:

• bargain basement    дешево
• bargain for    торговаться, ожидать чего-либо
• bargaining chip    торговый козырь
• bargaining counter    есть чем меняться
• drive a hard bargain    настойчиво торговаться
• into the bargain    в дополнение к достигнутой договоренности
• keep your side of the bargain    настаивать на выполнения своих условиях сделки
• strike a bargain    договориться, прийти к соглашению

Español (Spanish)
n. - trato, negocio, convenio, acuerdo, ganga, bicoca, ocasión
v. intr. - regatear, negociar, pactar, concertar
v. tr. - negociar, vender, trocar

idioms:

• bargain basement    sección de oportunidades, sótano donde se venden artículos a precios reducidos
• bargain for    tomar en cuenta, considerar
• bargain on    tomar en cuenta, considerar
• bargaining chip    la ficha o la carta para entrar a negociaciones
• bargaining counter    posición de ventaja
• into the bargain    por añadidura, además

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - köpslå, pruta, förhandla, göra upp
n. - affär, (förmånlig) köp, uppgörelse, fynd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
协议, 特价商品, 便宜货, 买卖, 交易, 廉价, 讨价还价, 预料, 指望, 达成协议, 讨价还价后卖掉, 提出...条件, 经谈判后使得, 保证

idioms:

• bargain basement    地下廉价商场
• bargain for    指望, 想以廉价买
• bargaining chip    可进行讨价还价的筹码, 有利条件
• bargaining counter    廉价商品柜, 自由交换物品的地方
• into the bargain    再者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 協定, 特價商品, 便宜貨, 買賣, 交易, 廉價
v. intr. - 討價還價, 預料, 指望, 達成協定
v. tr. - 討價還價後賣掉, 提出...條件, 經談判後使得, 保證

idioms:

• bargain basement    地下廉價商場
• bargain for    指望, 想以廉價買
• bargaining chip    可進行討價還價的籌碼, 有利條件
• bargaining counter    廉價商品櫃, 自由交換物品的地方
• into the bargain    再者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 매매계약, 싸게 산 물건
v. intr. - 계약하다, 흥정하다
v. tr. - 조건을 붙이다, 보증하다

idioms:

• bargain for    받아들일 용의가 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 契約, 売買契約, 安い買い物, 掘り出し物, 取引
v. - 駆け引きする, 交渉する, 交渉で決める

idioms:

• bargain basement    特価品売場
• bargain for    予期する, 当てにする
• into the bargain    そのうえ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ساوم, فاصل (الاسم) شروة رخيصه, لم"لقطه ", صفقه, مساومه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מציאה, עיסקה, הסכם, קנייה, התמקח, עסק טוב‬
v. intr. - ‮התמקח, הגיע להסכם‬
v. tr. - ‮התמקח‬

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