bargain

Meaning

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

Opposite of

rip-off

Synonyms

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

Translations

marchander

mercanteggiare

regatear

feilschen

ganga

Gelegenheitskauf

marchanderen

afdingen

Schnäppchen

affaire

trato

accordo

patto

Geschäft

Sonderangebot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɑːɡən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bargaynen

Cognate with Old High German: boragen

Cognate with German: borgen

Cognate with Old English: borgian

Cognate with French: barguigner

Cognate with Portuguese: 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.