[bahr-guh
n] 
| 1. | an advantageous purchase, esp. one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. |
| 2. | an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. |
| 3. | such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. |
| 4. | something acquired by bargaining. |
| 5. | Informal. an agreeable person, esp. one who causes no trouble or difficulty (usually used in negative constructions): His boss is no bargain. |
| 6. | to discuss the terms of a bargain; haggle; negotiate. |
| 7. | to come to an agreement; make a bargain: We bargained on a three-year term. |
| 8. | to arrange by bargain; negotiate: to bargain a new wage increase. |
| 9. | to anticipate as likely to occur; expect (usually fol. by a clause): I'll bargain that he's going to give those company directors plenty of trouble. |
| 10. | bargain for, to anticipate or take into account: The job turned out to be more than he had bargained for. |
| 11. | bargain on, to expect or anticipate; count or rely on: You can't bargain on what she'll do in this situation. |
| 12. | in or into the bargain, over and above what has been stipulated; moreover; besides: The new housekeeper proved to be a fine cook in the bargain. |
| 13. | strike a bargain, to make a bargain; agree to terms: They were unable to strike a bargain because the owner's asking price was more than the prospective buyer could afford. |
| bar·gain (bär'gĭn) n.
v. intr.
To exchange; trade: bargained my watch for a meal. Phrasal Verb(s): bargain for/onTo count on; expect: "I never bargained for this tearing feeling inside me" (Anne Tyler). Idiom(s): into/in the bargainOver and above what is expected; in addition. [Middle English, from Old French bargaigne, haggling, from bargaignier, to haggle, of Germanic origin; see bhergh-1 in Indo-European roots.] bar'gain·er n. Synonyms: 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. |
bargain for
Also, . Negotiate about something, usually a price. For example, In open-air markets it is standard practice to bargain for the best price. [Late 1300s]
Also, bargain on. Expect, be prepared for, as in In planning the picnic, we hadn't bargained for bad weather, or I hadn't bargained on John's coming along. [c. 1800] For a synonym, see count on.