'Bargain' definitions:
Definition of 'bargain'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: bargain, deal]
noun
An advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: bargain, buy, steal]
verb
Negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" [syn: dicker, bargain]
verb
Come to terms; arrive at an agreement
Definition of 'Bargain'
From: GCIDE
- Bargain \Bar"gain\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. [1913 Webster]
- And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap. [1913 Webster]
- She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bargain'
From: GCIDE
- Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bargain'
From: GCIDE
- Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bargained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining.] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bargain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abatement of differences,
- accommodation,
- accord,
- act between,
- adjustment,
- advantageous purchase,
- advise with,
- agree,
- agree to,
- agreement,
- allow for,
- anticipate,
- arbitrate,
- arrange,
- arrangement,
- bargain for,
- barter,
- beat down,
- bid,
- bid for,
- binding agreement,
- blind bargain,
- bond,
- buy,
- call in,
- cartel,
- chaffer,
- cheapen,
- collective agreement,
- collogue,
- compact,
- compare notes,
- composition,
- compromise,
- concession,
- confer,
- confer with,
- consortium,
- consult,
- consult with,
- contract,
- convention,
- cop-out,
- counsel,
- count on,
- covenant,
- covenant of salt,
- deal,
- deliberate,
- desertion of principle,
- dicker,
- discuss,
- discuss with,
- do a deal,
- drive a bargain,
- employment contract,
- engage,
- evasion of responsibility,
- exchange,
- exchange observations,
- exchange views,
- expect,
- foresee,
- formal agreement,
- give-and-take,
- giveaway,
- giving way,
- go between,
- good buy,
- good deal,
- good pennyworth,
- haggle,
- hard bargain,
- have conversations,
- higgle,
- hold conference,
- horse trade,
- huckster,
- intercede,
- intermediate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- ironclad agreement,
- jew down,
- judge,
- legal agreement,
- legal contract,
- make a deal,
- make terms,
- mediate,
- meet halfway,
- moderate,
- mutual agreement,
- mutual concession,
- negotiate,
- outbid,
- pact,
- paction,
- palaver,
- palter,
- parley,
- pennyworth,
- powwow,
- promise,
- protocol,
- put heads together,
- reason with,
- refer to,
- referee,
- represent,
- settlement,
- sit down together,
- sit down with,
- steal,
- step in,
- stipulate,
- stipulation,
- surrender,
- swap,
- take counsel,
- take into account,
- take up with,
- talk over,
- trade,
- trade-in,
- traffic,
- transaction,
- treat with,
- truck,
- umpire,
- underbid,
- understanding,
- undertake,
- union contract,
- valid contract,
- wage contract,
- yielding
Words containing 'Bargain'
- Bargained,
- Bargainer,
- Bargaining,
- Into the bargain,
- bargain down,
- bargain for,
- in the bargain,
- Bargain and sale,
- Catching bargain,
- Time bargain,
- To bargain away,
- To sell bargains,
- To strike a bargain,
- bargain hunter,
- bargain rate,
- bargaining chip,
- collective bargaining,
- for a bargain price,
- plea bargain,
- plea bargaining,
- strike a bargain,
- travel bargain,
- bargain-priced,
- plea-bargain