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Webster 1913 Edition

Bargain

Bar′gain

,
Noun.
[OE.
bargayn
,
bargany
, OF.
bargaigne
,
bargagne
, prob. from a supposed LL.
barcaneum
, fr.
barca
a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See
Bark
a vessel. ]
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.
Shakespeare
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
.
Shakespeare
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.
[Obs.]
Swift.
–
To strike a bargain
,
to reach or ratify an agreement.
“A bargain was struck.”
Macaulay.
Syn. – Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.

Bar′gain

,
Verb.
I.
[OE.
barganien
, OF.
bargaigner
, F.
barguigner
, to hesitate, fr. LL.
barcaniare
. See
Bargain
,
Noun.
]
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.
Shakespeare

Bar′gain

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bargained
([GREEK]);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bargaining
.]
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade;
as, to
bargain
one horse for another
.
To bargain away
,
to dispose of in a bargain; – usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one’s birthright.
“The heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.”
G. Eliot.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bargain

B'ARGAIN

,
Noun.
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.
2.
Stipulation: interested dealing.
3.
Purchase or the thing purchased.
4.
In popular language, final event; upshot.
We must make the best of a bad bargain.
To sell bargains, is a vulgar phrase.
To strike a bargain, is to ratify an agreement, originally by striking, or shaking hands. The Latin ferire foedus, may represent a like ceremony,unless it refers to the practice of killing a victim, at the solemn ratification of oaths.
Bargain and sale, in law, a species of conveyance, by which the bargainer contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seised to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; that is, the
bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession.

B'ARGAIN

,
Verb.
I.
To make a contract or conclusive agreement, for the
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transfer of property; often with for before the thing purchased; as, to bargain for a house. A bargained with B for his farm.

B'ARGAIN

,
Verb.
T.
To sell; to transfer for a consideration; as, A bargained away his farm; a popular use of the word.

Definition 2024

bargain

bargain

English

Noun

bargain ‎(plural bargains)

  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.
  2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
  3. An item (usually brand new) purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price; also (when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
    to buy a thing at a bargain‎
    At that price, it's not just a bargain, it's a steal.‎
    • 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I:
      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; […].
  4. The thing stipulated or purchased.
    • 1603 William Shakespeare, Othello
      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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Verb

bargain ‎(third-person singular simple present bargains, present participle bargaining, simple past and past participle bargained)

  1. (intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate
    bargain with a farmer for a cow.
    So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. -- Shakespeare.
    united we bargain, divided we beg
  2. (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
    to bargain one horse for another

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bargain m

  1. genitive singular of bargan
  2. nominative plural of bargan

Etymology

From Middle English bargaynen ‎(“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Anglo-Norman bargai(g)ner ‎(“to bargain”), from Old French bargai(g)ner ‎(“to bargain, haggle”), from Frankish *borganjan ‎(“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną ‎(“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- ‎(“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn ‎(“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian ‎(“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bä(r)gən, IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ).ɡən/, /ˈbɑː(ɹ).ɡɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡən, -ɑː(ɹ)ɡɪn

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