[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. |
strike a bargain
Reach an agreement, as in They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling over who would get what. [Mid-1700s]