Bargain
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 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 consideration.
"A contract is a bargain that is legally binding."
- 2 an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 an advantageous purchase wordnet
- 5 An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
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- 6 A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
"to buy (something) at a bargain"
- 7 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."
- 1 To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle. intransitive
"They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug."
- 2 come to terms; arrive at an agreement wordnet
- 3 To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade transitive
- 4 negotiate the terms of an exchange wordnet
Example
More examples"The media sells a trace of hatred at bargain prices."
Etymology
From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow. Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.