Bargain
WordNet

noun


(1)   An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
"He made a bargain with the devil"
"He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
(2)   An advantageous purchase
"She got a bargain at the auction"
"The stock was a real buy at that price"

verb


(3)   Come to terms; arrive at an agreement
(4)   Negotiate the terms of an exchange
"We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
    A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. --Wharton.
  2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
    • And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith. --Shak.
  3. A purchase; also (when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
  4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
    • She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --Shak.


{Bargain and sale} (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. --Blackstone.
{Into the bargain}, over and above what is stipulated;besides.
{To sell bargains}, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. --Jonathan Swift.
{To strike a bargain}, to reach or ratify an agreement. ``A bargain was struck. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Verb



  1. To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
    So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. --.
  2. To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
 
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