Meaning of bargain | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Examples

“A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.”

“[…]And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you, Even at that time I may be married too.”

“to buy (something) at a bargain”

“At that price, it’s not just a bargain, it’s a steal.”

“Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].”

“If he say so, may his pernicious soul Rot half a grain a day! He lies to th' heart. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.”

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