单词 | bargain |
释义 | bargain/ˈbɑːɡɪn /noun 1An agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other: bargains between political parties supporting the government...
Synonyms agreement, arrangement, understanding, deal; contract, pact, compact, covenant, concordat, treaty, entente, accord, concord, protocol, convention; pledge, promise, engagement; transaction, negotiation 2A thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected: the table was a real bargain [as modifier]: a bargain price of 99p...
Synonyms good buy, cheap buy; (good) value for money, surprisingly cheap informal snip, steal, giveaway verb [no object] 1Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction: he bargained with the local council to rent the stadium...
Synonyms haggle, barter, negotiate, discuss terms, hold talks, deal, wheel and deal, trade, traffic; North American dicker formal treat archaic chaffer, palter 1.1 [with object] (bargain something away) Part with something after negotiation but get little or nothing in return: his determination not to bargain away any of the province’s economic powers...
2 (bargain for/on) Be prepared for; expect: I got more information than I’d bargained for he didn’t bargain on this storm...
Synonyms expect, anticipate, be prepared for, allow for, plan for, reckon with, take into account/consideration, contemplate, imagine, envisage, foresee, predict, look for, hope for, look to; count on, rely on, depend on, bank on, plan on, reckon on, calculate on, be sure of, trust in, take for granted, take as read North American informal figure on Phrasesdrive a hard bargain into (in) the bargain keep one's side of the bargain Derivativesbargainer
OriginMiddle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen 'borrow'. |
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