n. 1 agreement, contract, understanding, arrangement, covenant, pact, compact, settlement, transaction, deal We made a bargain - I would provide the materials and he would do the work 2 good deal, Colloq give-away, US steal If you paid only $100 for this painting, you got a real bargain
v. 3 negotiate, trade, haggle, barter, dicker, chaffer We bargained far into the night, and finally came to an agreement after eight hours of discussion 4 bargain for. expect, count on, anticipate, foresee, take into account, allow for, be prepared for Even though the storm had been predicted, it was windier than we had bargained for