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verb

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as in to agree
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes

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as in to negotiate
to bring about through discussion and compromise bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with

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Recent Examples of bargain
Noun
The indications of a slowdown in global travel, paired with ongoing economic uncertainty, are resulting in some bargain international and domestic airfares. CNN Money, 1 June 2025 Goldschmidt, 37 and coming off the worst year of his career, has been a bargain for the Yankees, hitting .347 with five home runs and 27 RBI while stabilizing first base. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Verb
That would allow monopsony on the buyer side to bargain with monopoly on the seller side. John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 The changes were enforced unilaterally with Starbucks failing to bargain with union members over the new policy, the group said. Tanasia Kenney, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bargain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain
Noun
  • As is customary between innings, the catcher will throw the ball down to second base to practice for a potential steal situation during the frame.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
  • The Thunder employed a swarming defense and used every inch of their collective reach to record 10.3 steals per game, the most by any NBA team in a season this century.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Another item that could go before the commission on June 12 is an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would deputize city police officers with immigration enforcement powers.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • While there was agreement to exchange more prisoners, Moscow and Kyiv remain deeply divided over how to bring the costly and bitter Ukraine war to an end.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • After his release from jail, Fafara tried several jobs but eventually returned to dealing drugs.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • To comply with those rules, any provision needs to deal primarily with the federal budget and not government policy.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • In the polls, men and women agreed about what constituted harassment.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • O’Connell and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown agreed this spring not to assume anything with McCarthy.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The deal was negotiated by VP of Sales and Acquisitions Alex Peters on behalf of Brainstorm and by Christian Sosa of Roosevelt Film Lab.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 June 2025
  • For starters, unlike Trump’s single-minded focus on China during his first-term trade war, Trump 2.0 is sparring with every country on the planet with the ostensible goal of negotiating freer and fairer trade deals, from our closest democratic allies to the Chinese Communist Party.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • That spring, Disney and Comcast negotiated a pact that outlined the governance of the service while it was jointly owned by the two companies and also provided a blueprint to dissolve their partnership.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • The Director informs her that the scar is the mark of a rival group of killers with which the Ruska Roma maintains a permanent mutual pact of nonaggression, and orders Eve to stand down.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The park hosts various stargazing events, and larger groups can arrange hour-long astronomy programs (pending staff availability).
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Fun fact: Cohen arranged the casting contract for his former Goonies costar Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
    Sarah Weldon, EW.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • In another time, the Bitcoin 2025 convention at Las Vegas’ Venetian hotel casino last week might have been most memorable for its cringeworthy moments.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
  • What To Know As Newsweek previously reported, video shows Booker speaking at the Democratic convention Saturday in California.
    Hollie Silverman Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025

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“Bargain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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