bargain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- bägən (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑːɡən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- bärgən (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /-ɡɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑːɹɡən/ (General-American)
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”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow. Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.
Meanings
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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.
A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
1883, J. J. S Wharton, Wharton's Law Lexicon:
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An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
[…]And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you, Even at that time I may be married too.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
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A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
At that price, it’s not just a bargain, it’s a steal.
to buy (something) at a bargain
Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].
1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:
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The thing stipulated or purchased.
If he say so, may his pernicious soul Rot half a grain a day! He lies to th' heart. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bargains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
into the bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · catching bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · sell bargains (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · Dutch bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain hunter (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · wet bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · time bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · prebargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · time-bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · keep one's side of the bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargainer (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · Queen's hard bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · fool's bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain bin (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain and sale (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · drive a hard bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · make the best of a bad bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain bucket (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · in the bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · Smithfield bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · Faustian bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargainous (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain basement (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · plea-bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · strike a bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargainor (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · rue-bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · bargain-basement (Terms derived from bargain (noun)) · plea bargain (Terms derived from bargain (noun))
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
contract · stipulation · engagement · purchase · deal · steal
Translations (81)
de Neuerwerbung (thing stipulated or purchased) · de Angebot (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · it accordo (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · es momio (item bought at a low price) · he מְצִיאָה (item bought at a low price) · nl koopje (item bought at a low price) · la pāctum (item bought at a low price) · sl kupčija (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · uk уго́да (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · pl okazja (item bought at a low price) · cmn 契約 /契约 (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · nrf bardgîn (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · de Zukauf (thing stipulated or purchased) · he מִקָּח (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · es pichincha (item bought at a low price) · hi सौदा (item bought at a low price) · fi sopimus (thing stipulated or purchased) · yi מציאה (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · de Schnäppchen (item bought at a low price) · te బేరము (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · af ooreenkoms (agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge) · fi kauppa (thing stipulated or purchased) · de Anschaffung (thing stipulated or purchased) · es ganga (item bought at a low price) · es chollo (item bought at a low price) · sv klipp (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · gl pechincha (item bought at a low price) · pt barganha (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ca ganga (item bought at a low price) · pt pechincha (item bought at a low price) · ru сде́лка (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · mi utu ngāwari (item bought at a low price) · cmn 便宜貨 /便宜货 (item bought at a low price) · es bicoca (item bought at a low price) · kix thāng (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · be здзе́лка (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · tr okazyon (item bought at a low price) · it trattativa (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ja 買い取り (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · it mercanteggiamento (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · fi sitoumus (agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge) · mk зделка (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ar صَفْقَة (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ja 特売品 (item bought at a low price) · ro afacere (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · fr accord (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · be уго́да (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ro chilipir (item bought at a low price) · de Vereinbarung (agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge) · ja 廉価品 (item bought at a low price) · gl fieiteira (item bought at a low price) · es bicoca (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · fi erikoistarjous (item bought at a low price) · fi kauppasopimus (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · ja 特価品 (item bought at a low price) · af ooreenkoms (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · bg пазарлъ́к (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · fr affaire (item bought at a low price) · da røverkøb (item bought at a low price) · ru това́р, ку́пленный по дешёвке (item bought at a low price) · cmn 合同 (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · es ganga (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · sv fynd (item bought at a low price) · ja 買い得 (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · hu vétel (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · cy bargen (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · fr bonne affaire (item bought at a low price) · ga conradh (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · pt transação (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · bg сде́лка (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · sv fynd (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · cmn 廉價品 /廉价品 (item bought at a low price) · gd bargan (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · tr kelepir (item bought at a low price) · fi tarjous (item bought at a low price) · ja お徳用 (item bought at a low price) · gl goio (item bought at a low price) · de Abmachung (agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge) · ca bicoca (item bought at a low price) · sv kap (agreement or contract concerning sale of property) · af winskoop (item bought at a low price)