bargain
/ˈbɑːɹɡən/ verb B2- To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle. · They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.
- To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
He/she/it bargains · Past bargained · Past participle bargained · -ing form bargaining
Verb forms
- Base form
- bargain
- He/she/it
- bargains
- Past
- bargained
- Past participle
- bargained
- -ing form
- bargaining
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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I have made a bargain.”
AN OLD WOMAN having lost the use of her eyes, called in a Physician to heal them, and made this bargain with him in the presence of witnesses: that if he should cure her blindness, he should receive from her a sum of money; but if her infirmity remained, she should give him nothing.
Each was so well pleased with his bargain that they made for some time the same exchange day after day.
The Lion replied, “I have no objection, but you must excuse me for requiring you to find surety for your good faith, for how can I trust anyone as a friend who is able to fly away from his bargain whenever he pleases?”
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