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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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Medical bargains Guards Landon Dickerson (Eagles) and Trey Smith (Chiefs) have become sturdy NFL stars and Super Bowl winners since medical issues discounted their draft stock in 2021.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Unlike their private sector counterparts, federal worker unions cannot bargain over wages, benefits, or the classification of employees, and federal employees are barred by law from going on strike.
—Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The players, after all, can’t unionize as non-employees and thus can’t collectively bargain rules with the NCAA that would be immune from antitrust scrutiny.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Medical bargains Guards Landon Dickerson (Eagles) and Trey Smith (Chiefs) have become sturdy NFL stars and Super Bowl winners since medical issues discounted their draft stock in 2021.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Some applauded the move from the White House, such as Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who recently introduced legislation that would prohibit federal employees from organizing or joining labor unions in order to collectively bargain.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Unlike their private sector counterparts, federal worker unions cannot bargain over wages, benefits, or the classification of employees, and federal employees are barred by law from going on strike.
—Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain
Noun
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In 65 games, the former Kentucky Wildcat is averaging 17.2 points per game, 3.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 0.9 steals while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from three in 31.6 minutes.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Beekman, a 23-year-old undrafted guard, led eight Nets in double figures with 14 points, five assists and three steals in his first career start.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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So there’s a mutual agreement between the two, or mutual benefits, that are quite tolerable—or even pleasurable.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro is a Democrat, but in a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, Republicans joined Democrats in condemning the attack.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The conquest of Taiwan would also deal a huge blow to Chinese soft power.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The resolution expressed the sentiment of the Senate and did not have the force of law, but the 51-48 passage dealt an embarrassing blow to the president.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The panel also agreed Way acted with malice, oppression or fraud, and awarded her another $250,000 in punitive damages.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, negotiates trade deals on behalf of all 27 member states.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2025
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As part of the pact, Korine will also serve on the jury at Runway’s AI Film Festival that will take place at New York’s Alice Tully Hall and L.A.’s The Broad Stage Theater this June.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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That came after the British government’s rejection, on April 1, of an attempt by Europe to make London’s participation in a defense pact conditional on its readiness to allow EU fishing boats into British waters.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lithos arranges for the dust to be collected at the rock quarries and transported to local farms.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision ordering the Trump administration to arrange Abrego Garcia’s return.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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And while in many categories a Super Bowl ad is no proof of the entrepreneurial, in January, Horwood and her team broke company and category conventions with a campaign to raise awareness and drive screenings for breast cancer.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Bargain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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