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   Bar·gain

   /ˈbärɡ(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other: "the extraconstitutional bargain between the northern elite and the southern planters" Similar agreementarrangementunderstandingdealcontractpactcompactcovenantconcordattreatyententeaccordconcordprotocolconventionpledgepromiseengagementtransactionnegotiation
   • 2. a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected: "the secondhand table was a real bargain" Similar good buycheap buy(good) value for moneysurprisingly cheapinformal:snipstealgiveawayOpposite rip-off

   verb

   • 1. negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction: "he bargained with the city council to rent the stadium"
   • ▪ part with something after negotiation but get little or nothing in return: "his determination not to bargain away any of the province's existing economic powers"
   • ▪ be prepared for; expect: "I got more information than I'd bargained for"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bargainer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • B

     3

   • A

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   • R

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   • G

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   • A

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   • I

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   • N

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