Bargain definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A bargain is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'bargain'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× bargain (bɑːʳgɪn ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensebargains ,presentparticiplebargaining ,pasttense,pastparticiplebargained 1. countablenoun Somethingthatisabargainisgoodvalueformoney,usuallybecauseithasbeensoldatalowerpricethannormal. Atthispricethewineisabargain. Freshsalmonisabargainatthesupermarketthisweek. Synonyms:goodbuy,discountpurchase,gooddeal,goodvalue MoreSynonymsofbargain 2. countablenoun Abargainisanagreement,especiallyaformalbusinessagreement,inwhichtwopeopleorgroupsagreewhateachofthemwilldo,pay,orreceive. I'llmakeabargainwithyou.I'llplayhostessifyou'llincludeMatthewinyour guest-list. ThetreatywasbasedonabargainbetweentheFrenchandGermangovernments. Synonyms:agreement,deal[informal],understanding,promise MoreSynonymsofbargain 3. verb Whenpeoplebargainwitheachother,theydiscusswhateachofthemwilldo,pay,orreceive. Theyprefertobargainwithindividualclients,forcash.[VERB+with] Shopinsmalllocalmarketsanddon'tbeafraidtobargain.[VERB] Synonyms:negotiate,deal,contract,mediate MoreSynonymsofbargain bargainer Wordforms:pluralbargainers countablenounAunionbargainersaidthatthosejobshavebeensaved. bargaining uncountablenounThegovernmenthascalledforsensiblepaybargaining. 4. Seetodriveahardbargain 5. Seeintothebargain 6. Seekeepone'ssideofthebargain Phrasalverbs:Seebargainfor MoreSynonymsofbargain CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof bargain Learnhowtousethisword bargain Likethisvideo?ViewourfullvideoseriestoimproveyourEnglishThisvideoinassociationwithReadytoRunauthenticvideoforEnglishLearnershttps://readytorun.digitallearningassociates.com/ Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'bargain' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'bargain' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'etymologicum' HindiTranslationof'bargain' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency bargaininBritishEnglish (ˈbɑːɡɪn ) noun1. anagreementorcontractestablishingwhateachpartywillgive,receive,orperforminatransactionbetweenthem 2. somethingacquiredorreceivedinsuchanagreement 3. a. somethingboughtorofferedatalowprice abargainatanauction b. (asmodifier) abargainprice 4. Seeintothebargain 5. Seemakeabargain verb6. (intransitive) tonegotiatethetermsofanagreement,transaction,etc 7. (transitive) toexchange,asinabargain 8. toarriveat(anagreementorsettlement) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsbargainer(ˈbargainer)noun bargaining(ˈbargaining)noun,adjective WordoriginC14:fromOldFrenchbargaigne,frombargaigniertotrade,ofGermanicorigin;compareMedievalLatinbarcāniāretotrade,OldEnglishborgiantoborrow WordFrequency bargaininAmericanEnglish (ˈbɑrgən ) noun1.  amutualagreementorcontractinwhichthepartiessettleonwhatshouldbegivenordonebyeach 2.  thetermsofsuchanagreement 3.  suchanagreementconsideredintermsofitsworthtooneoftheparties tomakeabadbargain 4.  somethingoffered,bought,orsoldatapricefavorabletothebuyer verbintransitive5.  todiscussthedetailsofatransaction,contract,treaty,etc.,tryingtogetthebestpossibleterms 6.  tomakeabargainoragreement verbtransitive7.  tosellortradetoanotherbybargaining;barter Idioms: bargainfor intothebargain Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsbargainer(ˈbargainer) noun WordoriginME&OFrbargaine