bargain
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɑːɡɪn/ us COMMERCE
something that is on sale at a lower price than usual:
The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else:
strike/make a bargain The management and employees eventually struck a bargain.
See also
Dutch bargain
COMMERCE
a situation in which two or more people agree on a price that something is sold at:
strike a bargain They felt that the offer was too low but after some negotiation they eventually struck a bargain.
STOCK MARKET
in the UK, an act of buying or selling shares on the London Stock Exchange:
After the bargain is completed, the broker will want to know when payment will be made.
into the bargain (US also in the bargain)
in addition to other facts which have been mentioned previously:
Our latest recruit is an excellent analyst, and a very good manager into the bargain.
bargain
verb [ I ]
uk/ˈbɑːɡɪn/ us COMMERCE, HR
to discuss something with somebody, for example a price or a rate of pay, in order to get an agreement that is of advantage to you:
bargain (with sb) (for/over sth) Unions bargain with employers for better rates of pay each year.
Phrasal verbs
bargain sth away
bargain for/on sth