bargain

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

ganga

negoci

negociar

pacte

transacció

regatejar

oferta extraordinària

oferta especial

tracte

Oposat a

rip-off

Sinònims

haggle

deal

negotiate

transaction

agreement

dicker

trade

steal

contract

barter

sale

chaffer

cheap

buy

🛍️

bargain purchase

find

🔍

exchange

business transaction

arrangement

snip

covenant

business

accord

bargain down

compact

commerce

bet

hold negotiations

good buy

huckster

make a deal

cheap purchase

understanding

treaty

wager

treat

windfall

discount

settlement

pact

do a deal

consult

condition

bond

concordat

composition

bid

argue

mistake

clearance sale

Traduccions

marchander

mercanteggiare

regatear

feilschen

Gelegenheitskauf

ganga

marchanderen

afdingen

Schnäppchen

trato

Geschäft

patto

affaire

accordo

Abmachung

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbɑːɡən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: bargaynen

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: boragen

Cognat amb alemany: borgen

Cognat amb anglès antic: borgian

Cognat amb francès: barguigner

Cognat amb portuguès: barganhar

In summary

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, pledge”). More at borrow.
Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.