Smithfield bargain
Smithfield bargain noun: a bargain in which the buyer of something is taken advantage of; a rip-off.
Noun
Smithfield bargain (plural Smithfield bargains)
- A bargain in which the buyer of something is taken advantage of; a rip-off.
- A marriage made for convenience, especially for financial reasons.
- VVhy, is it not provoking; vvhen I thought vve vvere coming to the prettieſt diſtreſs imaginable, to find myſelf made a mere Smithfield bargain of at laſt— […]1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 84
Forms of Smithfield bargain
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Questions about Smithfield bargain
- What does Smithfield bargain mean?
- Smithfield bargain means a bargain in which the buyer of something is taken advantage of; a rip-off.
- What part of speech is Smithfield bargain?
- Smithfield bargain is a noun.
- What is the plural of Smithfield bargain?
- The plural of Smithfield bargain is Smithfield bargains.
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