Meaning

5 senses

  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

    Angebot

    сде́лкаsdélka

    уго́даuhóda

  2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

    Vereinbarung, Abmachung

  3. An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price

    Schnäppchen

    това́р, ку́пленный по дешёвкеtovár, kúplennyj po dešóvke

  4. A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.

    to buy (something) at a bargain

    At that price, it’s not just a bargain, it’s a steal.

    an advantageous purchase

  5. The thing stipulated or purchased.

    Anschaffung, Zukauf, Neuerwerbung

Examples

157 sentences

  1. This watch is a real bargain.

    Цей годинник - дійсно вдала покупка. — deniko

    deDiese Uhr ist ein echtes Schnäppchen. — Manfredo

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  2. I got this typewriter at a bargain price.

    Я купив цю друкарську машинку зі знижкою. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ достал эту пишущую машинку со скидкой. — kobylkin

    deIch habe diese Schreibmaschine zu einem Sonderpreis bekommen. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. Tom bought a camera at a bargain sale.

    Том купив фотоапарат на розпродажу. — deniko

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  4. This pen is a real bargain at such a low price.

    Ця ручка така дешева, що дійсно є вигідною покупкою. — rmdas

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  5. This dress is a good bargain.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
agreement or contract concerning sale of property:
Русский
By meaning 2
agreement or contract concerning sale of property:
item bought at a low price:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
agreement or contract concerning sale of property:
agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge:
item bought at a low price:
thing stipulated or purchased:

Origin

From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French barg

From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow.

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Forms

plural: bargains
Singularbargain
Pluralbargains

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
contractB2engagementB2stipulationC2stealA2dealA2purchaseB2
Close in meaning
  • an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each:deal
  • an advantageous purchase:buysteal

Antonyms

1 antonyms
rip-off

Word family

16 related words
Relatedsinecure
Derivedbargain binbargain bucketbargainerbargain hunterbargainorbargainouscatching bargainfool's bargainplea bargainplea-bargainprebargainrue-bargainsell bargainstime bargainwet bargain

Collocations

6 patterns
  • a real bargain
  • of the bargain
  • made a bargain
  • a good bargain
  • real bargain
  • good bargain

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
barelyB1barfbargainingbargebarista

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