bargain
Syllables: bar·gainUK/ˈbɑːɡən//ˈbɑːɹɡən/
bargain noun: 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
bargain (plural bargains)
- 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
- 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]...
- Synonyms:
- contract, engagement, stipulation
- […]And when your honors mean to solemnize
- An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
- Antonyms:
- rip-off
- A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
- to buy (something) at a bargain
- At that price, it’s not just a bargain, it’s a steal.
- 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...
- Synonyms:
- purchase
Verb
bargain (third-person singular simple present bargains, present participle bargaining, simple past and past participle bargained)
- 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.
- So worthless peasants bargain for their wives.
- United we bargain, divided we beg1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
bargain meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
bargain in Hindi
- item bought at a low price
- सौदा saudā
- intransitive: to make a bargain
- सौदा करना saudā karnā
bargain in Tamil
- பேரம், பேரம் பேசு, விலை பேசு, விலைப் பேரம் பேசு, விலைப் பேச்சு, கொடுத்து வாங்குவது பற்றிய ஒப்பந்தம்
bargain in Marathi
- bargain
- वायदा vāydā
bargain in Bengali
- চুক্তি, ক্রয়বিক্রয়, লাভজনক সত্তদা, দরকষাকষি করা, দরাদরি করা, দর করা
More languagesFewer languages
- bargain in Telugu
- బేరము bēramu, బేరమాడు bēramāḍu, బేరముచేయు bēramucēyu
- bargain in Malayalam
- സംഗരം saṅgaraṁ
- bargain in Kannada
- ಕೊಸರಾಡು, ಚೌಕಾಶಿಮಾಡು, ಲಾಭವನ್ನು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸು, ಒಪ್ಪಂದ
- bargain in Punjabi
- ਸੌਦਾ saudā
- bargain in Sanskrit
- क्रीत krītá, वस्नयति vasnayáti, पण paṇa
- bargain in Assamese
- দাম-দৰ কৰ dam-dor kor, মোলা müla
- bargain in Nepali
- मोलतोल गर्नुहोस्, मोलतोल गर्ने, मोलतोल गर्न
- bargain in Tagalog
- tumawad
- bargain in Arabic
- صَفْقَة ṣafqa
- bargain in Indonesian
- tawar, menawar
- bargain in Thai
- ต่อนัดต่อแนง dtòrnátdtòrnaeng, ต่อตาม dtòr dtaam
Examples of bargain in a sentence
- I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.
- We need to send someone to represent us at the bargaining table.
- If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
Synonyms of bargain
Antonyms
Forms of bargain
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bargains |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bargains |
| present participle | bargaining |
| past participle | bargained |
| past | bargained |
Origin of bargain
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.
Words formed from bargain
- bargain and sale
- bargain-basement
- bargain basement
- bargain bin
- bargain bucket
- bargainer
- bargain hunter
- bargainor
- bargainous
- catching bargain
- drive a hard bargain
- Dutch bargain
- Faustian bargain
- fool's bargain
- in the bargain
- into the bargain
- keep one's side of the bargain
- make the best of a bad bargain
- plea bargain
- plea-bargain
- prebargain
- Queen's hard bargain
- rue-bargain
- sell bargains
- Smithfield bargain
- strike a bargain
- time-bargain
- time bargain
- wet bargain
- bargainable
- bargain agent
- bargain away
- bargain date
- bargain for
- bargaining chip
- bargaining power
- bargaining unit
- bargain on
- more than one bargained for
- outbargain
- prebargaining
- rebargain
Phrases with bargain
Words that rhyme with bargain
Questions about bargain
- What does bargain mean?
- Bargain means 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.
- What is bargain in Hindi?
- Bargain in Hindi is सौदा (saudā), सौदा करना (saudā karnā). See Bargain meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bargain?
- Bargain can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bargain?
- Bargain is pronounced /ˈbɑːɡən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bargain?
- The plural of bargain is bargains.
Words near bargain in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bargain (page history and authors); bargain (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वायदा (Marathi) (page history and authors); bargain (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); സംഗരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); bargain (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੌਦਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); क्रीत (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); দাম-দৰ কৰ (Assamese) (page history and authors); bargain (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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