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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
Operators of the popular lottery game announced six months ago that beginning in April, the bargain $2 ticket price would rise to $5 each. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 Eighteen months after that first video, Google acquired YouTube, for the now bargain price of $1.65 billion. Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
In New York State, public employees have the right to organize and bargain collectively for wages and benefits and working conditions. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025 The National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, established in New Deal legislation in 1935, was designed to ensure industrial peace by protecting the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively. David Lopez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bargain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain
Noun
  • The former first-overall draft pick averaged 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and nearly a block per game.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • His final numbers were glowing: 14 points (5 for 11 shooting), six rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Numerous college athletes have already signed agreements with schools outlining their terms of payment for the 2025-26 academic year.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly all Democrats, 97 percent, and a large majority of independents, 77 percent, think that tariffs will deal a short-term blow to the nation’s economy.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Yankees were also dealt several blows to the bullpen because of injuries.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Data security experts largely agree that Signal is the gold standard, but it’s not meant for sharing classified government and military information.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Last week, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a partial and tentative ceasefire in the Black Sea region.
    Luke Garrett, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Even an indication that the White House is willing to negotiate with trading partners could help stem the losses.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • During his first term, Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by President Barack Obama and reinstated sanctions in an attempt to put maximum pressure on the country.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The nine-theater commitment builds upon a previous 2023 pact that called for eight Imax systems, effectively tripling the partners’ footprint since early last year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
  • That includes pacts with major broadcast groups including Nexstar, Gray, Sinclair, Tegna, Hearst, Sunbeam, Cox Media, Scripps, Weigel, Mission, News Press and Marquee.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the human author was a sort of conductor: prompting, arranging, intervening.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Photo of the day: Cute at CinemaCon The biggest names in Hollywood are unveiling their buzzy new movies at CinemaCon 2025, the Las Vegas convention for theater owners.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • At CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners in Las Vegas, studio executives Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll shared a few details about the latest entry in the franchise.
    Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Bargain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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