# bargain

Pronunciation: say "BAR-guhn" US /ˈbɑːɹɡən/, UK /ˈbɑːɡən/

## Noun

1. An item bought for significantly less than its usual or recommended price.
   - Simple: Something you buy for much less than its normal price.
   - _The vintage coat turned out to be a genuine bargain._
   - _Shoppers crowded the store looking for post-holiday bargains._
3. A formal agreement between parties for the sale of property, in which one party transfers ownership for payment and the other receives it and pays.
   - Simple: A deal between people to buy and sell something, with set terms.
   - _The bargain required the seller to transfer the deed within thirty days._
   - _Lawyers drafted the bargain covering the transfer of the warehouse._
4. A transaction that works out to one's advantage; a favorable purchase.
   - Simple: A deal or purchase that is good for you because you gain from it.
   - _The merger proved a shrewd bargain for the smaller company._
   - _Investors called the early stock purchase the bargain of the decade._
5. An agreement or mutual pledge between parties; a stipulation each side promises to keep.
   - Simple: A promise between two people to do something for each other.
   - _The two leaders honored their bargain to keep the peace._
   - _She held up her end of the bargain without complaint._
7. The thing that an agreement stipulates, or the thing that is purchased.
   - Simple: The thing that was agreed on in a deal, or the thing that was bought.
   - _The new owner walked every acre of her bargain the day the sale closed._
   - _Three hundred bushels of wheat was the bargain, and the merchant counted every sack on delivery._

## Verb

2. To negotiate the terms of a deal or contract; to haggle over a price.
   - Simple: To talk with someone to agree on a price or deal.
   - _Tourists who bargain politely often get better prices._
   - _She bargained hard with the dealer over the car._
6. To transfer something to another in exchange for payment or goods; to barter or trade it.
   - Simple: To trade or sell something in exchange for money or goods.
   - _The settlers bargained furs for tools and supplies._
   - _She refused to bargain her inheritance for quick cash._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English bargaynen ('to bargain, make a pledge for sale'), from Old French bargaigner ('to bargain'). That in turn traces back through Frankish and Proto-Germanic roots meaning 'to borrow, lend', linked to Old English borgian and ultimately to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to protect, secure'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bargain (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).