| Front | bargain |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verbBrE /ˈbɑːɡən/NAmE /ˈbɑːrɡən/ noun 1 a thing bought for less than the usual priceI picked up a few good bargains in the sale. The car was a bargain at that price. bargain prices 2 ~ (with sb) an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do sth for each otherHe and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything. I've done what I promised and I expect you tokeep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return). Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement).into the ˈbargain (BrE)(NAmE in the ˈbargain)(used to emphasize an extra piece of information)also; as wellVolunteers learn a lot and enjoy themselves into the bargain. more at drive/strike a hard bargain at hard adj.,strike a bargain/deal at strike v. verb [intransitive]to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with sb in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable negotiate~ (with sb) (about/over/for sth) In the market dealers were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee. He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.ˌbargain sthaˈwayto give sth away and not get sth of equal value in returnThey felt that their leaders had bargained away their freedom.ˈbargain for/on sth(usually in negative sentences) to expect sth to happen and be prepared for itWe hadn't bargained for this sudden change in the weather. When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected).~ doing sth I didn't bargain on finding them here as well.~ sb doing sth I hadn't bargained on them being here. |
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