bargain
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
“to buy (something) at a bargain”
Verb 2 meanings
To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
“They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.”
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
Etymology
From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”).
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BARGAIN at a glance
BARGAIN has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + R 1 + G 2 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,534 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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