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rue-bargain

noun

Etymology

From rue + bargain.

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

Definitions

  1. A bad bargain.

  2. A forfeit paid for withdrawing from a bargain.

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