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bargain

noun
/ˈbɑːɡən/UK/ˈbɑːɹɡən/US

Etymology

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. Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.

  1. derived from *bʰergʰ-✻
  2. derived from *burgijaną✻
  3. derived from *borganjan✻
  4. derived from bargaigner — “to bargain”
  5. inherited from bargaynen

Definitions

  1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property

    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.

    • A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.

  2. An agreement or stipulation

    An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

    • […]And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you, Even at that time I may be married too.

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

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A gainful transaction

      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.

    2. The thing stipulated or purchased.

      • If he say so, may his pernicious soul Rot half a grain a day! He lies to th' heart. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.

    3. To make a bargain

      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.
      • So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. United we bargain, divided we beg

    4. To transfer for a consideration

      To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at bargain. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01bargain02receive03accept04admit05concede06yield07capitulate

A definitional loop anchored at bargain. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at bargain

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA