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IELTS BNC: 4926 COCA: 4962

bargain

1 bargain /ˈbɑɚgən/ noun
plural bargains
1 bargain
/ˈbɑɚgən/
noun
plural bargains
Learner's definition of BARGAIN
[count]
: an agreement in which people or groups say they will do or give something in exchange for something else协议;契约
see also plea bargain
: something that is bought or sold for a price which is lower than the actual value : something bought or sold at a good price便宜货;贱卖品
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

drive a hard bargain

◊ If you drive a hard bargain, you do not agree easily to what other people want and are very determined to get what you want when you are discussing what will be done, especially in a business deal.拼命讨价还价;杀价

in the bargain

or into the bargain
: in addition to what has been said : besides此外;而且
2 bargain /ˈbɑɚgən/ verb
bargains; bargained; bargaining
2 bargain
/ˈbɑɚgən/
verb
bargains; bargained; bargaining
Learner's definition of BARGAIN
[no object]
: to discuss an agreement or price in order to make it more appealing讨价还价;商讨条件

bargain away

[phrasal verb]
bargain (something) away or bargain away (something)
: to lose or give up (something) as part of an agreement(作为协议的一部分)放弃,牺牲

bargain for/on

[phrasal verb]
bargain for/on (something)
: to expect or plan on (something)期望;计划;预料到

— bargainer

noun, plural bargainers [count]

— bargaining

noun [noncount]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
see also collective bargaining, plea bargaining
IELTS BNC: 4926 COCA: 4962

bargain

1 of 2

noun

bar·​gain ˈbär-gən How to pronounce bargain (audio)
often attributive
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
They struck a bargain to sell only to each other.
Keep your side of the bargain.
2
: something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract
especially : an advantageous purchase
At that price the car is a bargain.
We got a bargain on the plane tickets.
3
: a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its results
a bad bargain

bargain

2 of 2

verb

bargained; bargaining; bargains

intransitive verb

1
: to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : haggle
The seller might be willing to bargain over the price.
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
often used with away
bargained away wage increases for other benefits
bargainer noun
Phrases
into the bargain or less commonly in the bargain
: besides
tastes good and is good for you, into the bargain
bargain for
: expect
more work than I bargained for

Example Sentences

Noun I think everyone involved was satisfied with the bargain we made. They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the bargain, has agreed to keep it undeveloped. She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops. Verb The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain. they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Jackson will make $23 million this season, a bargain for a Pro Bowl-level quarterback. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Judge Carole Kuhnke on Friday also set a hearing for 9 a.m. next Friday to decide whether to permanently order faculty to return while the union and administration bargain a new contract. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022 That means the wholesale store is open 358 days of the year — which sounds like a pretty good bargain to us. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 4 Sep. 2022 Jamie Fiore Higgins was flipping through racks of clothes at TJ Maxx on Wall Street the other day, looking for a bargain. Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Dollar stores, as their name suggests, offer inexpensive products for bargain-hungry shoppers. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 But if the employer won’t sit down and bargain, are the workers still a union? Allie Gross, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Now, as rivals bargain shop in wartime, one top club says the sense of solidarity is gone. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Yet there might be a potential bargain lurking among them. Telis Demos, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
The National Labor Relations Act already governs private workers and limits who can bargain about what. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Most new cancer drugs extend life for only a short time, said Rajkumar, who helped organize a 2015 letter signed by 118 oncologists that called for giving Medicare the power to bargain. Arthur Allen, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 The testers at Blizzard Albany seek to unionize to bargain for improved work conditions and higher wages. Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Chisholm takes heart in the fact that it’s not possible for the Democrats to bargain away Appalachia communities’ continued resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Alleen Brown, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 In Seattle, hundreds of public employees who have been working from home since the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 recoiled at the mayor’s return-to-the-office policy, forcing the city to bargain with union representatives on telework policies. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 In late June, the N.L.R.B. filed a federal lawsuit to compel Starbucks to bargain. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 Uber, unlike some other companies, did not guarantee workers the local minimum wage, did not provide clear and transparent terms of their employment and did not give them the freedom to collectively bargain. Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Eventually, the strike caused a shutdown of GM’s national production and after 44 days, the corporation agreed to bargain with the UAW and recognized it as the sole representative of autoworkers. Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bargaigner

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French bargaigner, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English borgian to borrow — more at bury

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bargain was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 4926 COCA: 4962
bargain

noun¹

1sth sold at a lower price減價商品ADJECTIVE | VERB + BARGAIN | BARGAIN + NOUN ADJECTIVEabsolute, amazing, excellent, good, great, incredible, real絕對便宜的/異常便宜的/非常合算的/划得來的/十分便宜的/便宜得不可思議的/真正便宜的貨物VERB + BARGAINfind, get, pick up發現/買到/撿到便宜貨I picked up a really good bargain in the market.我在集市上買到了一樣極為合算的東西。BARGAIN + NOUNbuy, price, rate買得合算的東西;便宜價hunter, hunting搜尋減價商品的人;尋找減價商品basement廉價商品部The shop sells books at bargain-basement prices.這家商店低價售書。bin減價商品箱
bargain

noun²

2agreement協議ADJECTIVE | VERB + BARGAIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgrand (especially NAmE) 一攬子協議VERB + BARGAINmake, strike達成協議PREPOSITIONbargain between⋯之間的協議A bargain was struck between the employers and the unions.雇主與工會之間達成了協議。bargain with和⋯的協議I'll make a bargain with you.我會和你定個協議。PHRASESdrive a hard bargain (= force sb to agree to the arrangement that is best for you) 強迫對方達成極有利於自己的協議sb's half of the bargain, sb's part of the bargain, sb's side of the bargain協議中某方的責任Her part of the bargain was to provide the food.說好了她的責任是提供食物。keep (to) your half of the bargain, keep (to) your part of the bargain, keep (to) your side of the bargain履行合同中己方的責任You haven't kept your side of the bargain.你沒有遵守你方在協議中的承諾。
bargain

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBhard狠狠砍價He bargained hard and was stubborn.他價砍得很狠,而且不肯讓步。collectively集體談判the right of workers to bargain collectively工人集體談判的權利PREPOSITIONabout就⋯討價還價He was prepared to bargain about money.他願意就錢的問題進行商議。for為⋯而談判to bargain for a better salary為爭取提高薪水而談判over圍繞⋯講價crowds of men bargaining over horses一群群就馬匹討價還價的人with與⋯談條件He tried to bargain with her.他試圖與她討價還價。

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