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bar·gain  (bärgn)

n.

1. An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out.

2.

a. An agreement establishing the terms of a sale or exchange of goods or services: finally reached a bargain with the antique dealer over the lamp.

b. Property acquired or services rendered as a result of such an agreement.

3. Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous to the buyer.

v. bar·gained, bar·gain·ing, bar·gains

v.intr.

1. To negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange.

2. To engage in collective bargaining.

3. To arrive at an agreement.

v.tr.

To exchange; trade: bargained my watch for a meal.

Phrasal Verb:

bargain for/on

To count on; expect: "I never bargained for this tearing feeling inside me" (Anne Tyler).

Idiom:

into/in the bargain

Over and above what is expected; in addition.

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[Middle English, from Old French bargaigne, haggling, from bargaignier, to haggle, of Germanic origin; see bhergh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bargain·er n.

Synonyms: bargain, compact², contract, covenant, deal¹
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.

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bargain

Noun

1. an agreement establishing what each party will give, receive, or perform in a transaction

2. something acquired or received in such an agreement

3. something bought or offered at a low price

4. drive a hard bargain to forcefully pursue one's own profit in a transaction

5. into the bargain besides

Verb

to negotiate the terms of an agreement or transaction [Old French bargaigne]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bargain - an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" deal agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
	2.	bargain - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" buy, steal purchase - something acquired by purchase song - a very small sum; "he bought it for a song" travel bargain - a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
Verb	1.	bargain - negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" dicker negotiate, talk terms, negociate - discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
	2.	bargain - come to terms; arrive at an agreement agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"

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bargain

noun 1. good buy, discount purchase, good deal, good value, steal (informal) snip (informal) giveaway, cheap purchase

noun 2. agreement, deal (informal) understanding, promise, contract, negotiation, arrangement, settlement, treaty, pledge, convention, transaction, engagement, pact, compact, covenant, stipulation

verb 3. haggle, deal, sell, trade, traffic, barter, drive a hard bargain

verb 4. negotiate, deal, contract, mediate, covenant, stipulate, arbitrate, transact, cut a deal

bargain for or on something anticipate, expect, look for, imagine, predict, plan for, forecast, hope for, contemplate, be prepared for, foresee, foretell, count upon

Translations

bargain [ˈbɑːgɪn] n → pacto (= transaction); negocio (= good buy); ganga

vi → negociar (= haggle); regatear;

into the bargain → además, por añadidura

bargain for vt fus (col): he got more than he bargained for → le resultó peor de lo que esperaba

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bargain [ˈbɑːgɪn] n (= transaction) → marché m (= good buy); affaire f, occasion f

vi (= haggle) → marchander (= negotiate); négocier, traiter;

into the bargain → par-dessus le marché

bargain for vt fus (inf);

he got more than he bargained for! → il en a eu pour son argent!

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bargain [ˈbɑːgɪn] n (deal) → Geschäft nt;

(transaction) → Handel m;

(good offer) → Sonderangebot nt;

(good buy) → guter Kauf m

vi to bargain (with sb) → (mit jdm) verhandeln;

(haggle) → (mit jdm) handeln;

into the bargain → obendrein

bargain for vt fus he got more than he bargained for → er bekam mehr, als er erwartet hatte

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bargain [ˈbɑːgɪn] n (= transaction) → contratto (= good buy); affare m

vi (= haggle) → tirare sul prezzo;

(trade) → contrattare;

into the bargain → per giunta

bargain for vt fus (col): to bargain for sth → aspettarsi qc;

he got more than he bargained for → gli è andata peggio di quel che si aspettasse

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bargain

n bargain [ˈbaːgin]

1 something bought cheaply and giving good value for money This carpet was a real bargain. winskopie مُساوَمه، صَفْقَه رابِحه، شَرْوَه изгодна сделка výhodná koupě godt køb; fund der Gelegenheitskauf, das Schnäppchen ευκαιρία ganga soodne ost با قیمت خوب؛ مورد مناسب löytö, hyvä kauppa (bonne) affaire מְצִיאָה सस्ता jeftin, bagatela alku, üzlet murah kjarakaup affare 安い買物 싸게 산 물건 sėkmingas, pigus pirkinys izdevīgs darījums; izdevīgs/lēts pirkums sangat murah koopje godt kjøp, funn okazyjny zakup pechincha afacere (bună) выгодная покупка dobrá kúpa dobra kupčija jeftino förmånlig affär, kap, fynd ส่งที่ซื้อในราคาถูกและคุ้มค่า kelepir, ucuz şey 廉價貨 вигідна покупка سودا món hời 廉价货

2 an agreement made between people I'll make a bargain with you. akkoord إتّفاق عَلى بَيْع وَشِراء сделка ujednání, dohoda aftale der Handel συμφωνία pacto, trato kokkulepe معامله؛ قرارداد sopimus marché עִסְקָה समझौता pogodba üzlet(kötés) perjanjian, persetujuan samkomulag accordo 契約 계약 sandėris darījums; vienošanās persetujuan overeenkomst avtale transakcja acordo târg сделка dohoda, dohovor kupčija pogodba uppgörelse, affär การเจรจาต่อรอง pazarlık, anlaşma 交易，協議 угода معاہدہ ، اقرار نامہ sự mặc cả 交易，协议

v

to argue about or discuss a price etc I bargained with him and finally got the price down. onderhandel يُساوِم пазаря се vyjednávat handle; forhandle handeln παζαρεύω regatear tingima چانه زدن tinkiä marchander לְהִתמַקֵחַ मोल-भाव करना cjenkati se, pogađati se alkuszik menawar prútta contrattare 掛け合う 계약하다 derėtis kaulēties; noslēgt darījumu tawar menawar afdingen prute, kjøpslå targować się negociar a negocia, a se tocmi торговаться dohodnúť sa, dohovoriť sa barantati cenjkati se köpslå, pruta ต่อรอง pazarlık etmek 討價還價 торгуватися سودے بازی کرنا mặc cả 讨价还价

bargain for

to expect or take into consideration I didn't bargain for everyone arriving at once. te wagte يَتَوَقَّع، يَكونُ مُسْتَعِدّا لِ очаквам počítat s, být připraven na regne med erwarten υπολογίζω, λαμβάνω υπόψη esperarse (millekski) valmis olema انتظار داشتن olla valmistautunut s'attendre à לְצַפּוֹת ל- विचार करना računati s nečim, očekivati számít vmire mengira, menduga reikna með aspettarsi 予期する 기대하다 tikėtis, laukti sagaidīt; cerēt menjangka ergens op verdacht zijn regne med, tenke seg liczyć esperar a se aştepta la ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati räkna med, vänta [] ต่อรองเรื่อง ummak, beklemek, aklına gelmek 指望 чекати, передбачати ہرگز تیار نہ ہونا dự tính 指望