I. ˈbär-gən noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bargaigner
Date: 14th century
1. : an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
2. : something acquired by or as if by bargaining ; especially : an advantageous purchase
at that price the car is a bargain
3. : a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its results
a bad bargain
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- into the bargain
II. verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French bargaigner, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English borgian to borrow — more at bury
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : haggle
2. : to come to terms : agree
transitive verb
1. : to bring to a desired level by bargaining
bargain a price down
2. : to sell or dispose of by bargaining
• bar·gain·er noun
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- bargain for