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bargain

/ˈbɑːɹɡən/

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What does bargain mean?

noun

  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
  2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
  3. An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
  2. The thing stipulated or purchased.

verb

  1. To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
  2. To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɑːɹɡən/

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“Go and wait outside then,” said Chauvelin, “and remember to stick to your bargain, or by Heaven, I will keep to mine.”
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
“Oh, my dear fellow, if I go into the history of my family I shall give you more than you bargain for.”
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
More book examples (3)
I well-nigh sunk all my capital in it, and lost my own breath into the bargain, running in the face of it.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
Tough Bill not only paid for the canvas, colours, and brushes, but gave Strickland a pound of smuggled tobacco into the bargain.
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
“Oh, if we draw a circle premature, heedless of far gain, greedy for quick returns of profit, sure bad is our bargain!”
Robert Browning; Hiram CorsonAn Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryProject Gutenberg ebook #260