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noun
1.
an advantageous purchase, especially 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, especially one who causes no trouble or difficulty (usually used in negative constructions): His boss is no bargain.
verb (used without object)
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.
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Strike a bargain
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrases8.
to arrange by bargain; negotiate: to bargain a new wage increase.
9.
to anticipate as likely to occur; expect (usually followed 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.
Idiomsbargain on, to expect or anticipate; count or rely on: You can't bargain on what she'll do in this situation.
12.
in/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.
Origin:
1300–50; (v.) Middle English bargaynen < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ner, probably < Frankish *borganjan, extended form of Germanic *borgan (compare Old High German bor(a)gēn to look after, Middle High German, German borgen to lend, borrow); (noun) Middle English bargayn < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ne, bargain, noun derivative of the v.; o > a in 1st syllable is unexplained
1300–50; (v.) Middle English bargaynen < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ner, probably < Frankish *borganjan, extended form of Germanic *borgan (compare Old High German bor(a)gēn to look after, Middle High German, German borgen to lend, borrow); (noun) Middle English bargayn < Anglo-French, Old French bargai(g)ne, bargain, noun derivative of the v.; o > a in 1st syllable is unexplained
Related forms
bar·gain·a·ble, adjective
bar·gain·er, noun
out·bar·gain, verb (used with object)
pre·bar·gain, verb (used with object)
pro·bar·gain·ing, adjective
EXPANDun·bar·gained, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. stipulation, arrangement, transaction. See agreement. 6. See trade. 7. contract, covenant.
2. stipulation, arrangement, transaction. See agreement. 6. See trade. 7. contract, covenant.
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strike a bargain
Reach an agreement, as in They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling over who would get what. [Mid-1700s]
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