BARGAIN

bargain, deal

(noun) 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”

bargain, buy, steal

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”

bargain

(verb) come to terms; arrive at an agreement

dicker, bargain

(verb) negotiate the terms of an exchange; “We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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.

An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

Synonyms: contract, engagement, stipulation

An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price

Synonym: steal

Synonym: rip-off

A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.

The thing stipulated or purchased.

Synonym: purchase

Verb

bargain (third-person singular simple present bargains, present participle bargaining, simple past and past participle bargained)

(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate

(transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

Anagrams

• Bagrian, braaing

Source: Wiktionary

Bar"gain, n. Etym: [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ]

1. 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. A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. Wharton.

2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith. Shak.

3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.

4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. Shak. Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i.e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone.

– Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides.

– To sell bargains, to make saucy ( usually indelicate) repartees. [Obs.] Swift.

– To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. "A bargain was struck." Macaulay.

Syn.

– Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.

Bar"gain, v. i. Etym: [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.]

Definition: To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak.

Bar"gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bargained (p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.]

Definition: To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. "The heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate." G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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