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Meaning of Smithfield bargain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A bargain in which the buyer of something is taken advantage of; a rip-off.
    obsolete
  2. A marriage made for convenience, especially for financial reasons.
    obsolete

Examples

“VVhy, is it not provoking; vvhen I thought vve vvere coming to the prettieſt diſtreſs imaginable, to find myſelf made a mere Smithfield bargain of at laſt— […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Smithfield ham Smithfield stone Smithhart Smithianism Smithies smithing

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