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BAHG-uh-n/ˈbɑːɡən/

A bargain is something you buy cheaply, or an agreement about price: a bargain in the sale; bargain price; strike a bargain. A deal is close; a discount is the reduction itself, not always the item. Bargain as a verb means argue over the price. Bargain hunter is informal. Do not use bargain for any cheap object of poor quality — a bargain should still be good value.

Meaning

Something you buy cheaply, or an agreement about a price.

Examples

• “These shoes were a real bargain in the sale.”
• “That coat was a bargain at half the usual price.”
• “They struck a bargain with the supplier for a lower rate.”

Good to know

a bargain in the sale. strike a bargain. Verb: bargain over the price. Close: deal. Reduction: discount.

Near in meaning

deal

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