bargain : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bargain	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bargain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bargain n 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" Synonym(s): bargain, deal an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" Synonym(s): bargain, buy, steal v negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" Synonym(s): dicker, bargain come to terms; arrive at an agreement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bargained} ([?]); 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. [bd]The heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.[b8] --G. Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bargain \Bar"gain\, n. [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. --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. [Obs.] --Swift. {To strike a bargain}, to reach or ratify an agreement. [bd]A bargain was struck.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See {Bargain}, n.] 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. --Shak.