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# bargain

noun (a bargain, bargains); verb (bargain, bargains, bargained, bargaining)

«bargain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#m1)
2. A bargain is an agreement in which each person promises to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#m2)
3. To bargain means to talk with someone to agree on a price or a deal, trying to get a better one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and maths, pupils compare prices to find the best bargain; in money lessons they learn about sales and discounts. In stories, characters make a bargain, sometimes with a trickster. Phrases: a real bargain, bargain hunting, strike a bargain, keep your side of the bargain, more than you bargained for.

### Examples

- These shoes were a bargain at half price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x1)
- We found lots of bargains at the car boot sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x2)
- At the market, Dad bargained for a lower price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x3)
- We made a bargain: I tidy my room and I can stay up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x4)
- Keep your side of the bargain! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x5)
- The witch made a bargain with the princess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x6)
- A 2-litre bottle for 1 dollar is a better bargain than a 1-litre bottle for 70 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x7)
- The storm was more than we bargained for. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x8)
- The landlord agreed to the bargain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun; verb: bargained, bargaining. Spelling: -gain, not -gin. A low price is only a bargain if you need the thing. In maths, find the bargain by working out the price per item or per unit and comparing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bargain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bargain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bargain.html) on Mova free.