Bargain
Bargain ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English bargayn, bargany, Old French bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed Late Latin barcaneum, from barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ]
1.
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
2.
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
And whon your honors mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith.
3.
A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
4.
The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.
Collocations (4)
Bargain and sale (Law) , a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. — Blackstone
Into the bargain , over and above what is stipulated; besides.
To sell bargains , to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [Obsolete] — Swift
To strike a bargain , to reach or ratify an agreement. A bargain was struck.
Bargain , intransitive verb
[Old English barganien, Old French bargaigner, French barguigner, to hesitate, from Late Latin barcaniare. See Bargain, n.]
To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
So worthless peasants bargain for their wives.
Bargain , transitive verb
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
Collocations (1)
To bargain away , to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. The heir... had somehow bargained away the estate.