transcription, транскрипция: [ bɑ:(r)gɪn ]
( bargains, bargaining, bargained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
At this price the wine is a bargain...
N-COUNT
2.
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.
I’ll make a bargain with you. I’ll play hostess if you’ll include Matthew in your guest-list...
The treaty was based on a bargain between the French and German governments.
= deal
N-COUNT
3.
When people bargain with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash...
Shop in small local markets and don’t be afraid to bargain.
= negotiate
VERB : V with n , V
• bar‧gain‧er
(bargainers)
A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved.
N-COUNT
• bar‧gain‧ing
The government has called for sensible pay bargaining.
N-UNCOUNT : oft supp N
4.
If people drive a hard bargain , they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.
PHRASE : V , ADJ , and N inflect
5.
You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English.
This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain...
She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.
PHRASE : cl PHR [ emphasis ]
6.
If you keep your side of the bargain , you do what you have promised or arranged to do.
Dealing with this dictator wasn’t an option. He wouldn’t have kept his side of the bargain.
PHRASE : V inflects