Bargain
Pronunciation
- enPR: bä(r)gÉ™n, IPA: /ˈbÉ‘Ë(ɹ)É¡É™n/, /ˈbÉ‘Ë(ɹ).ɡɪn/
- Rhymes: -É‘Ë(ɹ)É¡É™n, -É‘Ë(ɹ)ɡɪn
Origin
Middle English bargaynen ("to bargain, make a pledge for sale"), from Anglo-Norman bargai(g)ner ("to bargain"), from Old French bargai(g)ner ("to bargain, haggle"), 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.
Full definition of bargain
Noun
bargain
(plural bargains)- 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.
- unknown date Wharton's Law LexiconA contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
- An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
- unknown date, William ShakespeareAnd whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith.
- An item (Usually brand new) purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price; also (when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.to buy a thing at a bargainAt that price, it's not just a bargain, it's a steal.
- The thing stipulated or purchased.
- unknown date William ShakespeareShe was too fond of her most filthy bargain.
Synonyms
- contract, engagement, purchase, stipulation
- (an advantageous purchase) steal
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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.So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. -- Shakespeare.united we bargain, divided we beg
- (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.