bargain

Definition

  • noun: an agreement in which people or groups say they will do or give something in exchange for something else
  • noun: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
  • verb: to discuss an agreement or price in order to make it more appealing
  • verb: to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: haggle, contract, purchase

Examples

  • He hadn't 'bargained on' how his new position in the company would change the way people treated him. [=he was surprised by how his new position changed the way people treated him]

  • You're allowed to go to the football game tonight, but I expect you to 'keep your side of the bargain' [=do what you agreed to do] and clean your room.

  • They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the 'bargain', has agreed to keep it undeveloped.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down. You? Stateside. Send my regards. He sold you out. Thought to come to me and bargain for his life. So I offer you the satisfaction. It's not the way I deal with things. - What will you do with him? - Nothing. (..)
    2010 Inception