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bargain

noun

US /ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/UK /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/

What bargain means

Something you buy for less than its normal price.

  • At ten euros, the jacket was a bargain.

  • The market is full of bargains.

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Five questions about bargain

  1. Question 1 of 5Meaning

    What does bargain mean?

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Bargain in a sentence

5 more examples of bargain in everyday situations.

  • Shopping

    These boots were half price, so they were a real bargain.

  • Online

    I found a bargain on a used laptop through a local app.

  • At a market

    You can often bargain with the sellers at the flea market.

  • With friends

    Twenty dollars for a three-course meal? That’s a bargain.

  • Making a deal

    We made a bargain: I cook, and he does the dishes.

How to use bargain

A bargain is a good deal. It can also be an agreement between two people: “I made a bargain with my brother.” As a verb, bargain means to argue about a price.

Bargain hunting means looking for cheap prices. It does not mean low quality.

Forms

  • bargainsplural
  • bargainverb
  • bargainedpast
  • bargaining-ing form / noun

Patterns

  • a real / good bargain
  • bargain with someone over something
  • get a bargain
  • bargain hunting

Common mistakes with bargain

  • NotThat jacket was a good affair.

    SayThat jacket was a bargain.

    Affair is not the word for a good price.

Bargain or deal or haggle?

bargain or deal
A deal is a good price or an agreement and is very common in American English: “That’s a good deal.” Bargain means the same for shopping and is especially common in British English.
bargain or haggle
Haggle means to argue for a long time about a price, often at a market. Bargain as a verb is similar but sounds more neutral.

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Bargain word family and collocations

The words that go with bargain, so you can use it in a whole phrase.

Common collocations

  • a real bargain
  • pick up a bargain
  • bargain hunting
  • bargain price
  • a bargain at

Word family

  • bargain (noun, verb)

Similar words

  • good deal

Questions about bargain

Is bargain a noun or a verb?

It is both. As a noun it is something cheap or an agreement: “a bargain”. As a verb it means to discuss a price: “We bargained with the seller.”

What does “more than I bargained for” mean?

It means something was more difficult or bigger than you expected: “The job turned out to be more than I bargained for.”

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