| bargain | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. bargain, deal | an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each.; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| n. (possession) | 2. bargain, buy, steal | an advantageous purchase.; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" |
| ~ purchase | something acquired by purchase. |
| ~ song | a very small sum.; "he bought it for a song" |
| ~ travel bargain | a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes). |
| v. (possession) | 3. bargain, dicker | negotiate the terms of an exchange.; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
| ~ negotiate, talk terms, negociate | discuss the terms of an arrangement.; "They negotiated the sale of the house" |
| ~ chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster | wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.).; "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" |
| v. (communication) | 4. bargain | come to terms; arrive at an agreement. |
| ~ agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something.; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" |
| cut-rate sale | | |
| n. (act) | 1. cut-rate sale, sale, sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| ~ bazaar, fair | a sale of miscellany; often for charity.; "the church bazaar" |
| ~ boot sale, car boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car. |
| ~ clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory. |
| ~ closeout | a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy. |
| ~ garage sale, yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises. |
| ~ going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close.; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common" |
| ~ realisation, realization | a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained. |
| ~ jumble sale, rummage sale | a sale of donated articles. |
| ~ selloff | a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade. |
| ~ white sale | a sale of household linens. |
| ~ occasion | an opportunity to do something.; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" |
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