Bargain

['bɑːgən] or ['bɑrɡən]

Definition

(noun.) an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; 'he made a bargain with the devil'; 'he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals'.

(noun.) an advantageous purchase; 'she got a bargain at the auction'; 'the stock was a real buy at that price'.

(verb.) come to terms; arrive at an agreement.

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Definition

(n.) An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

(n.) An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

(n.) A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.

(n.) The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.

(n.) To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.

(v. t.) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.

Typed by Darla

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Compact, agreement, stipulation, covenant, contract, convention, concordat, treaty, indenture.[2]. Cheap purchase, purchase on favorable terms, good bargain.

v. n. Contract, agree, stipulate, covenant, make a bargain.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Transaction, negotiation, business, profit, speculation, higgling, gain,hawking, chaffer, haggling

ANT:Loss, misprofit

Typist: Phil

Definition

n. a contract or agreement: a favourable transaction: an advantageous purchase: (Shak.) chaffering.—v.i. to make a contract or agreement: to chaffer: to count on take into consideration (with for): to lose by bad bargaining (with away).—n. Bar′gainer.—Bargain and sale in law a mode of conveyance whereby property may be assigned or transferred for valuable consideration.—Into the bargain over and above; To make the best of a bad bargain to make the best of difficult circumstances; To sell any one a bargain (Shak.) to befool him; To strike a bargain to come to terms about a purchase.

Edited by Bertram

Unserious Contents or Definition

A disease common to women, caught in the Sunday papers and developed in department stores on Mondays. Symptoms, loud talk, pushing and shoving, a combination prize-fight and foot-ball scrimmage. (Old spelling Bark-gain).

Checker: Walter

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