1
as in steal
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
those shoes were a bargain because the store was going out of business
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2
as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
made a bargain that one would help the other next week
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as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price
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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
Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Studios are scrambling for prestige-urals like The Pitt that can be made for a relative bargain at a mere seven figures per episode.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Such steep costs can keep tenants on a never-ending quest for an apartment bargain.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Studios are scrambling for prestige-urals like The Pitt that can be made for a relative bargain at a mere seven figures per episode.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, congratulated Mulroney on her election.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain
Noun
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This free labor makes public lands an absolute steal of a deal for taxpayers, Steve Linton told me.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Each coach will enter the Knockouts phase of the show with eight artists, and no saves or steals.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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These interagency agreements carefully sidestep the statutes by having the Education Department retain oversight and leadership while managing the programs alongside other agencies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This comes after Hamas and Israel have exchanged surviving hostages and prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire deal for the war in Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The theft dealt a significant operational and financial blow and the company shuttered operations in mid-2025.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Licensed psychotherapist Lucas Saiter agreed that a decline in crushes is common in adulthood.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reasonable people from all sides of the current AI conversation agree that this particular paradigm shift is just different.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The White House has not yet negotiated lower prices on IVF drugs from other manufacturers.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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The only long-term solution — in my view — is a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank whose borders are negotiated with Israel.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cap situation was tight heading into the offseason, and things got more restrictive when Trent Frederic and Evan Bouchard signed long-term pacts.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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That pact, which went into effect in 2020, is up for renegotiation next year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a feat of logistics, the production miraculously arranged the shooting schedule so that every principal actor’s final scene on the show was also their last day of filming — something the Duffers have been freshly reliving again and again in the edit bay.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, for years, police suspected that Charles arranged the murder of Markel.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The convention was sold again last year to Informa.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bargain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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