bargain
noun
[ ˈbɑːɡɪn ]
• an agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other.
• "bargains between political parties supporting the government"
Similar:
agreement,
arrangement,
understanding,
deal,
contract,
pact,
compact,
covenant,
concordat,
treaty,
entente,
accord,
concord,
protocol,
convention,
pledge,
promise,
engagement,
transaction,
negotiation,
• a thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected.
• "the table was a real bargain"
Similar:
good buy,
cheap buy,
(good) value for money,
surprisingly cheap,
snip,
steal,
giveaway,
bargain
verb
• negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.
• "he bargained with the local council to rent the stadium"
Similar:
haggle,
barter,
negotiate,
discuss terms,
hold talks,
deal,
wheel and deal,
trade,
traffic,
dicker,
treat,
chaffer,
palter,
• be prepared for; expect.
• "I got more information than I'd bargained for"
Similar:
expect,
anticipate,
be prepared for,
allow for,
plan for,
reckon with,
contemplate,
imagine,
envisage,
foresee,
predict,
look for,
hope for,
look to,
count on,
rely on,
depend on,
bank on,
plan on,
reckon on,
calculate on,
be sure of,
trust in,
take for granted,
take as read,
figure on,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.
