BARGAIN


Meaning of BARGAIN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Something that is a ~ is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.

At this price the wine is a ~...

N-COUNT

2.

A ~ 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 ~ with you. I’ll play hostess if you’ll include Matthew in your guest-list...

The treaty was based on a ~ between the French and German governments.

= deal

N-COUNT

3.

When people ~ with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.

They prefer to ~ with individual clients, for cash...

Shop in small local markets and don’t be afraid to ~.

= negotiate

VERB: V with n, V

~er (~ers)

A union ~er said that those jobs have been saved.

N-COUNT

~ing

The government has called for sensible pay ~ing.

N-UNCOUNT: oft supp N

4.

If people drive a hard ~, 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 ~.

PHRASE: V, ADJ, and N inflect

5.

You use into the ~ when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the ~ in American English.

This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the ~...

She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the ~.

PHRASE: cl PHR emphasis

6.

If you keep your side of the ~, 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 ~.

PHRASE: V inflects

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