bargain

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Anglo-Norman bargai(g)ner (“to bargain”), from Old French bargai(g)ner (“to bargain, haggle”), 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.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡən, -ɑː(ɹ)ɡɪn
  • Hyphenation: bar‧gain

Noun

bargain (plural bargains)

  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
    • 1883, J. J. S Wharton, Wharton's Law Lexicon:
      A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
  2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
  3. An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
  4. A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
    to buy a thing at a bargain
    At that price, it's not just a bargain, it's a steal.
    • Template:RQ:BLwnds TLdgr
      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; […].
  5. The thing stipulated or purchased.
    • c. 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act V scene ii[2]:
      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.

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Verb

bargain (third-person singular simple present bargains, present participle bargaining, simple past and past participle bargained)

  1. (intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate
    They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.
  2. (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

Derived terms

Terms derived from bargain (verb)

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman bargaigne, from bargaigner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈɡɛi̯n(ə)/, /ˈbarɡən(ə)/

Noun

bargain (plural bargaines)

  1. A corporate agreement; a trade deal.
  2. A pact; a concord; an agreement with legal force.
  3. A project, venture or endeavour.
  4. (rare) An item or product; a commodity.
  5. (rare) A situation as an outcome of prior behaviour from others.
  6. (rare) A promise or commitment; an obligation due to prior agreement.
  7. (rare) An argument or dispute.

Descendants

  • English: bargain
  • Scots: bargain

References

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bargain m

  1. genitive singular of bargan
  2. nominative plural of bargan
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