bargain

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: bar=gain
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

bargain, 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. ].

•  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."  [1913 Webster]
•  An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.  [1913 Webster]

  "And whon your honors mean to solemnize
  The bargain of your faith."  [1913 Webster]
•  A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.  [1913 Webster]
•  The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.  [1913 Webster]

  "She was too fond of her most filthy bargain."  [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.

Syn. -- Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.

bargain, 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."  [1913 Webster]

bargain, v. t. 

 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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bargain, n. & v.
--n.
1 a an agreement on the terms of a transaction or sale. b this seen from the buyer's viewpoint (a bad bargain).
2 something acquired or offered cheaply.
--v.intr. (often foll. by with, for) discuss the terms of a transaction (expected him to bargain, but he paid up; bargained with her; bargained for the table).

Idiom

bargain away part with for something worthless (had bargained away the estate). bargain basement the basement of a shop where bargains are displayed. bargain for (or colloq. on) (usu. with neg. actual or implied) be prepared for; expect (didn't bargain for bad weather; more than I bargained for). bargain on rely on. drive a hard bargain pursue one's own profit in a transaction keenly. into (US in) the bargain moreover; in addition to what was expected. make (or strike) a bargain agree a transaction.

Derivative

bargainer n.

Etymology

ME f. OF bargaine, bargaignier, prob. f. Gmc

THESAURUS

bargain

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

ROGET THESAURUS

bargain

Mediation

VB mediate, mediatize, intercede, interpose, interfere, intervene, step in, negotiate, meet halfway, arbitrate, magnas componere lites, bargain.

Compact

N compact, contract, agreement, bargain, affidation, pact, paction, bond, covenant, indenture, bundobast, deal, stipulation, settlement, convention, compromise, cartel, Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, most favored nation status, negotiation, diplomacy, negotiator, ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil, signet, agreed, conventional, under hand and seal, caveat emptor.

VB contract, covenant, agree for, engage, treat, negotiate, stipulate, make terms, bargain, make a bargain, strike a bargain, come to terms, come to an understanding, compromise, set at rest, close, close with, conclude, complete, settle, confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite, endorse, indorse, put the seal to, sign, seal, indent, take one at one's word, bargain by inch of candle.

Barter

N barter, exchange, scorse, truck system, interchange, a Roland for an Oliver, quid pro quo, commutation, composition, Indian gift, trade, commerce, mercature, buying and selling, bargain and sale, traffic, business, nundination, custom, shopping, commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing, agiotage, brokery, deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain, free trade, commercial, mercantile, trading, interchangeable, marketable, staple, in the market, for sale, wholesale, retail, across the counter, cambio non e furto.

VB barter, exchange, swap, swop, truck, scorse, interchange, commutate, compound for, trade, traffic, buy and sell, give and take, nundinate, carry on a trade, ply a trade, drive a trade, be in business, be in the city, keep a shop, deal in, employ one's capital in, trade with, deal with, have dealings with, transact business with, do business with, open an account with, keep an account with, bargain, drive a bargain, make a bargain, negotiate, bid for, haggle, higgle, dicker, chaffer, huckster, cheapen, beat down, stickle, stickle for, out bid, under bid, ask, charge, strike a bargain, speculate, give a sprat to catch a herring, buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market, buy low and sell high, corner the market, rig the market, stag the market.

Discount

N discount, abatement, concession, reduction, depreciation, allowance, qualification, set-off, drawback, poundage, agio, percentage, rebate, rebatement, backwardation, contango, salvage, tare and tret, sale, bargain, half price, price war, wholesale, wholesale price, dealer's price, trade price, coupon, discount coupon, cents-off coupon, store coupon, manufacturer's coupon, double coupon discount, triple coupon discount, discounting, at a discount, below par, at wholesale, have a friend in the business.

Cheapness

N cheapness, low price, depreciation, bargain, good penny worth, snap, gratuity, free quarters, free seats, free admission, pass, free pass, free warren, give-away, freebee, run of one's teeth, nominal price, peppercorn rent, labor of love, drug in the market, deadhead, cheap, low, low priced, moderate, reasonable, inexpensive, unexpensive, well worth the money, worth the money, magnifique et pas cher, good at the price, cheap at the price, dirt cheap, dog cheap, cheap, cheap as dirt, cheap and nasty, catchpenny, discounted, half-price, depreciated, unsalable, gratuitous, gratis, free, for nothing, costless, expenseless, without charge, not charged, untaxed, scotfree, shotfree, rent-free, free of cost, free of expense, honorary, unbought, unpaid, for a mere song, for a song, at cost, at cost price, at prime cost, at a reduction, a bon marche.