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Meaning of Smithfield bargain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bargain in which the buyer of something is taken advantage of; a rip-off.
obsolete
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.

See also

Smithfield ham Smithfield stone Smithhart Smithianism Smithies smithing