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bargain

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːɡən/

The English word “bargain” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
  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.
  5. The thing stipulated or purchased.

verb

  1. To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
  2. To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

Etymology

From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), 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,…

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