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单词 bargain
释义
bargain1 nounbargain2 verb
bargainbar‧gain1 /ˈbɑːɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Airlines aren't making money on bargain fares.
  • Did you get any bargains at the market?
  • I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.
  • The 10-ounce can is a better bargain than the 4-ounce one.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.
  • All he had to do was strike a bargain.
  • He has already triggered a steep rise in transfer market prices by proving such a bargain at £2.5 million.
  • Internet-based travel services are also creating a niche for themselves by offering last-minute travel bargains.
  • Looking for a bargain on a status symbol?
  • Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.
  • The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen everyone agrees on a decision, plan etc
if two or more people agree , they reach a decision about what to do, and they are all satisfied with it: · Ultimately the two sides could not agree, and negotiations were abandoned.agree on: · We've finally agreed on a date for the party.agree to do something: · They agreed to meet up later in the week.agree that: · Finally, after some tough negotiating, it was agreed that the workforce would be reduced by 10%.agree a price/plan/strategy etc: · After a few minutes' discussion we had agreed a price and the car was mine.the agreed price/date/figure etc: · We refused to pay because the goods were not delivered by the agreed date.it is agreed (=a group of people have agreed about something): · It was agreed that the price should be fixed at $200.we are (all) agreed (=say this when everyone in a group has agreed about something): · Right then, are we all agreed?
to finally agree on something, by discussing it until everyone is satisfied with the decision: · After two years of talks, the Russians and the Americans finally reached an agreement.reach agreement/come to an agreement with: · We are determined to reach agreement with the IMF before the end of the year.· Danvers had come to a private agreement with the owners of the land which secured his right to purchase it.reach agreement/come to an agreement on: · After a week of talks, Britain and Iceland reached agreement on fishing limits.come to some agreement (=find a way to agree): · If you can't pay all the money now, I'm sure we can come to some agreement.
also do a deal British, /cut a deal American to make an agreement with someone so that you get what you want, and they get what they want: · If he's willing to argue about the price, then he must want to do a deal.make a deal with: · The government denied making a deal with the kidnappers.· He looked at me suspiciously. "Have you made a deal with them?"· The administration is showing a willingness to cut a deal with Congress on gun-control legislation.
to agree to do something for someone else if they will do something for you: · Let's make a bargain. I'll tell you what you want to know provided you don't breathe a word of it to anyone else.strike/make a bargain with: · Eventually she struck a bargain with him. She would get him a job if he would help her with her singing.strike/make a bargain that: · They made a bargain that they would stick together no matter what.
when you get something for a good price
to be worth the price that you pay, especially a price that is not high: · The meals at Charlie's Pizza are really good value.be a good value American: · The CD-ROM encyclopedia is a good value because the printed encyclopedia set sells for twice as much.
especially British if something that is being sold is value for money , it is worth the price that you pay - use this about something that is fairly cheap but is of a reasonable standard or quality: be (good) value for money: · Sainsbury's cookbooks are generally considered to be value for money.· There's a special ticket that means you can see six concerts, which is definitely good value for money.get value for money (=get something that is worth the price you paid): · The show was less than one hour long and we didn't really get value for money.
something that is a good buy is worth the price you pay for it, because it is not expensive but is still good: · The Brazilian white wine is a good buy at only $2.99 a bottle.· College officials insist that higher education is a good buy despite rising tuition costs.
if something is a good deal , it is worth the price you pay, because it includes a lot of additional things or services: be a good/excellent/great etc deal: · The price of the holiday includes free use of the tennis courts, the pool, and the gym. It's a very good deal.give somebody a good deal: · They gave me a really good deal on my camera.get a good deal: · Cowpland said he was willing to buy the company if he got a good deal.
something that costs a lot less than you expect or a lot less than it usually costs: · Did you get any bargains at the market?· I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.
to do what you promised to do
· She was crying because she thought he had not kept his promise.· Respect your teenager's privacy. If you promise not to tell her father, keep your word.keep your promise/word to do something · The government has kept its promise to cut taxes, but this has meant cuts in services, too.
to do or provide what you promised, especially in politics or business when people are uncertain whether you can do this: · Election candidates frequently promise a lot more than they can deliver.· The Prime Minister's economic development strategy has not delivered the promised benefits.deliver on a promise: · Yet again the management has failed to deliver on its promise to provide extra staff training.deliver the goods (=do or provide what you have promised): · Do you think she will be able to deliver the goods?
British /fulfill American formal to do what you have promised to do or what you must do, especially in politics or business: fulfil a pledge/promise/commitment: · Eisenhower finally fulfilled his campaign pledge to end the war in Korea.· In the ROTC program, students fulfill a service commitment after college, in return for a scholarship from the Army or Navy.fulfil a duty/mission: · The general did not have confidence that the Fourth Fleet would be able to fulfil its mission.
to faithfully keep an earlier promise or agreement although there may now be reasons for not keeping it: · Despite his family's opposition, Jake stood by his promise to marry her.· How could she stick to the agreement now that everything had changed so drastically?· I stand by what I said during the campaign.
use this when you are impressed with someone for doing what they promised to do: · The President promised to lower income taxes, and he's been as good as his word.
to do what you promised to do as part of an agreement in which both sides promised to do something: · The strike has ended. The employers must now keep their side of the bargain and increase overtime pay.
to make sure that someone does what they have promised to do: · Parents and teachers need to agree on goals for students, and hold them to it.· Government officials need to be held to their promises.
WORD SETS
after-sales service, agro-industry, nounarcade, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectivebakery, nounbar code, nounbargain, nounbarrier to trade, nounbarrow, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbidding, nounbid-rigging, nounboard of directors, nounBOL, bonded factory, bookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbook token, nounboom, nounboom, verbboot sale, nounboutique, nounboxed, adjectivebreakdown clause, B/S, business agent, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, buyback, nounbuyer, nounbuying power, C&F, callback, nouncarrying charge, cash and carry, nouncash basis, nouncash desk, nouncash discount, nouncash generation, cash price, cash register, nouncasualty insurance, CFI, CFR, chain store, nounchamber of trade, nouncheckout, nounCIF, CIP, clearance sale, nounclosed-door policy, nounComdex, nouncommercial agent, common ownership, comparative advantage, competitive advantage, competitive strategy, completion date, concessionaire, nounconsign, verbconsignee, nounconsignment, nounconsignor, nounconsolidator, nounconsumer, nounconsumer confidence, nounconsumerism, nounconsumer society, nouncontinuous improvement, conversion rate, corn exchange, nouncorporate investment, cost, nouncost price, nouncreative brief, credit, nouncredit account, nouncredit control, credit note, nouncreditor turnover rate, nouncredit terms, credit voucher, nouncustom, nouncustomer, nouncustomer capital, cutover, nouncut-price, adjectivedealership, noundebit account, declaration insurance, deliverable, noundelivery date, delivery receipt, deputy chairman, dime store, noundirect investment, disability insurance, discount, noundiscounting, noundispenser, noundistribute, verbdistributive, adjectivedocket, noundocumentary credit, domestic investment, draft terms, draper, noundrive-in, noundrive-in store, -driven, suffixdrop-shipping, nounDutch auction, nounearnings, nounEFQM Excellence Model, electronic point of sale, embargo, verbemporium, nounescalator clause, escape clause, executive chairman, expiration date, export, nounexport, verbexport credit, exporter, nounexport insurance, extended credit, external competitiveness, EXW, factory shop, fair dealing, financial investment, first-tier supplier, flat, adjectiveflea market, nounfleet terms, florist, nounfor-profit, adjectivefree market, nounfree port, nounfreight, nounfreight, verbfront end, nounfutures market, noungift certificate, noungift token, noungift-wrap, verbgiveaway, nounglut, noungoodwill, noungrandfather clause, greengrocer, noungross margin, noungross national product, noungross profit, nounguaranteed price, halo effect, handle, verbhandling charge, nounhigh street, nounhome product, hookup, nounHP, nounindent, nounindirect sale, industrial estate, nouninstallment plan, nouninstalment, nounInternet Service Provider, inventory, nouninvestment goods, invoice, nouninvoice, verbjob order, kanban system, layaway, nounleasing, nounliability insurance, license, verbline, nounlist price, nounlong-term credit, loss leader, nounlot, nounlumberyard, nounmail order, nounmarkdown, nounmarket, nounmarket-driven, adjectivemarket economy, nounmarket forces, nounmarketing, nounmarket leader, nounmarket-led, adjectivemarket price, nounmarket research, nounmarket value, nounmark-up, nounmedium-term credit, mercantile, adjectivemerchandise, nounmerchandiser, nounmerchant, nounMNC, MNE, move, verbmultiple, nounmultiple store, nounoff, adverboffer, nounoff-the-shelf, adjectiveo.n.o., open, adjectiveopen, verbopening hours, nounorder, nounorder, verbOTC, out, adverboutbid, verboutpost, nounoutsell, verboverbid, verboverbook, verboversubscribed, adjectiveovertrade, verbown brand, adjectiveown label, adjectivepackage, verbpackage deal, nounpackager, nounpackaging, nounpacket, nounparade, nounpart exchange, nounpass-along, nounpass-through, nounpeddle, verbpedlar, nounperformance guarantee, perfumery, nounpetty cash, nounpitch, nounplaza, nounpoint of sale, nounprice, nounprice, verbprice fixing, nounprice-fixing, nounprice list, nounprice tag, nounprice war, nounprivate company, private investment, problem child, nounproducer, nounproduction control, profit, nounprofit margin, nounpro forma invoice, nounpro-forma invoice, property and liability insurance, proprietary, adjectivepunter, nounpurchase, verbpurchase, nounpurveyor, nounpyramid selling, nounquotation, nounrake-off, nounready-to-wear, adjectivereal estate, nounreceipt, nounrefund, verbregular, nounrelaunch, nounremnant, nounrent, verbrent, nounrental, nounreorder, verbresell, verbreserve, nounretail, nounretail, verbretail, adverbretailer, nounretailing, nounretail park, nounrevolving credit, sale, nounsales channel, sales slip, nounsecond-tier supplier, secured credit, self-service, adjectivesell-by date, nounseller, nounseller's market, nounselling, nounselling price, nounserve, verbservice, nounservice agreement, service bureau, nounsettlement date, sex shop, nounshelf life, nounship, verbshopfitting, nounshopping centre, nounshopping mall, nounshopping precinct, nounshop-soiled, adjectiveshopworn, adjectiveshort-term credit, showcase, nounshowroom, nounshrink-wrapped, adjectivesister company, soft sell, nounsolicit, verbsouk, nounspecial, nounSRP, stand, nounstand-alone, adjectivestaple, nounstartup, nounstationer, nounstock, nounstockist, nounstockroom, nounstocktaking, nounstoppage in transit, nounstore brand, nounstorefront, nounstreet price, strip mall, nounstructural analysis, supermarket, nounsuperstore, nounsurcharge, nounsurcharge, verbtake-up, nountakings, nountelesales, nountender, verbthrift shop, nounthroughput, nounticket, nounticket, verbtill, nountout, verbtrade discount, nountrade fair, nountrade-in, nountrademark, nountradename, nountrade name, nountrade price, nountrader, nountrade route, nountrade secret, nountradesman, nountrading estate, nountrading post, nountraffic, nountrafficker, nountrigger point, uneconomic, adjectiveunit price, noununsecured credit, upfront fee, wares, nounwarranty, nounwholesale, nounwholesale, adjectivewholesaler, nounwinding up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· In the market you can sometimes pick up a real bargain.
· £59.99 is an absolute bargain.
· The house they bought was an amazing bargain.
verbs
· She began looking for bargains at car boot sales.
· Everyone likes to think they are getting a bargain.
· Investors may be able to find some bargains this year.
(=find one)· You can often pick up a bargain at an auction.
· The Regency hotel is offering off-season bargains.
bargain + NOUN
· In the sales you can get a fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.
· This remains a bargain buy at £3.99.
(=someone looking for a bargain)· Bargain hunters queued for hours before the store opened.
· They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales.
(=part of a large shop below ground where the price of goods is reduced)· Everything is reduced to clear in the bargain basement!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate)· The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position.
(also a knockdown/giveaway price) (=much lower than usual)· We sell quality cars at bargain prices.· The house is available at a knockdown price of $195,000.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· But relying on it is a Faustian bargain.· The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.· In making a pact with this devil, Lancaster County made a Faustian bargain.
· Its price is expected to be about £12,000 - which makes the Reliant a better bargain that even Del Boy could afford.· Meanwhile, coupons are an even better bargain.· So scribble down that wish list and get surfing to pick up some of the best bargains around.· Buy the size of egg that gives the best bargain. 4.· However, a few years down the line, a heavily discounted car might not look quite such a good bargain.· There may not be a better bargain in Indiana than outdoor recreation.· Perhaps the next best bargain after such rooms in blocks of workmen's dwellings is a portion of a small house.· But patience, even for two or three months, will be rewarded with even better bargains.
· So Henry had been dispatched to the Market to see if there were any great bargains.· Even with shipping costs of a billion dollars per ton, helium-3 would still be a great bargain.· It currently costs £25,200 in basic form and is therefore one of the great bargains.· But the service is a great bargain.
· Cravath could drive an even harder bargain than it had been able to before.· Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.· This drove a much harder bargain and, it has been suggested, represents the moment at which Edward overplayed his hand.· Don't become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain.· It could also be that Reilly, who has never knowingly sold himself short, is driving a hard bargain.· The farmer had grown used to billeting troops and drove a hard bargain.· So he was right to drive a hard bargain.
· And that's what I call a real bargain: something that's an improvement and saves you money.· Whatever you choose you are bound to get a real bargain.· You can still learn on these older boards and at as little as £150 they can be a real bargain.· With a round costing just £12 on the main course, this is a real golfing bargain.· Some real bargains lie in wait amongst the never-ending maze of stalls.· However, by handling the machine with some software, Comet Data could have come up with a real bargain.· A real bargain, with lovely owners, two beautiful overrun gardens and some quite well-preserved original features.· Again, you can pick up some real bargains here.
NOUN
· Yet it isn't a stripped-out bargain basement model.
· Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.· For the bargain hunter, plenty.· Ten-mile tailbacks blocked roads as bargain hunters sprang into action after three days at home.· And sale of the century ... the bargain hunters out in force.· Tokyo broke a three-day losing streak as the bargain hunters picked up blue chips and tech stocks, writes Ken Hijino.
· With their case in trouble, prosecutors agreed to a plea bargain.· A source close to the defense team said the no contest plea was a key element in plea bargain negotiations.· Within this context, many observers were not surprised that the prosecuting authorities reached an unusual plea bargain arrangement with Kanemaru.· Herbert 92X refused to accept a plea bargain, since he regarded what had happened as an accident.· The division decides which cases to prosecute, plea bargain or drop.· She accepted a plea bargain and received a general discharge under honorable conditions.
· A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.· Any program that can satisfy so many wants at such a bargain price is guaranteed a very loyal constituency.· A previous rights issue in 1991 raised some £25 million and helped the company buy up development land at bargain prices.· Good hamburger merlots at bargain prices.· You can also buy matching necklaces and earrings at bargain prices.· I've done a deal with the Trust and Mirror readers can get this guide at the bargain price of 80p.· It looks nice on me and it's a bargain price, too!· See the amazing range of software at bargain prices!
VERB
· Henry wants to prove to the world, and to himself, that he's bought a bargain.· In Shenzhen, the Class B index of issues available to foreign investors climbed 1. 7 % as institutions bought bargains.· Motorists queued yesterday outside the plant to buy bargain £4 bottles from the display on trestle tables.· Every pair of shoes he bought was a bargain.
· Cravath could drive an even harder bargain than it had been able to before.· Suddenly she holds some back as if still determined to drive the hardest possible bargain.· This drove a much harder bargain and, it has been suggested, represents the moment at which Edward overplayed his hand.· Don't become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain.· It could also be that Reilly, who has never knowingly sold himself short, is driving a hard bargain.· The farmer had grown used to billeting troops and drove a hard bargain.· So he was right to drive a hard bargain.
· Start looking for suits and going away outfits early hopefully, you may find a sale bargain or two.· Canoes? $ 700 to $ 1, 200 and up unless you get lucky and find a used bargain.· Last year I found another bargain.· Frequent shopping also improves your odds of finding a bargain or an item you particularly need.· But you can find bargains if you know where to look.· Towers found a bargain in Pete Smith, whose gutsy efforts will win him a starting berth somewhere next year.· On the plus side, travelers will continue to find big bargains in cruises.
· But this beginning to look like a bargain.· You know, comparison-shop. Look for bargains.· If you are looking for a bargain check our early and late holidays for specially low rates.· For surveyors and civil engineers, relief workers and war correspondents, the ultimate mobile phone looks like a bargain.
· You have made a bad bargain in marrying Havvie.· Any estate owner who achieved this might be thought to have made a notable bargain.· All of which makes it a bargain and one I shall miss for years to come.· In making a pact with this devil, Lancaster County made a Faustian bargain.· Which makes it the bargain of the week or a disposable donkey of a release, depending on your perspective.· He would not have put it past her to make a kind of bargain on that basis.· But she loved him, and that made it a bargain - and he didn't even deserve to be loved.· It all makes £377 seem a bargain.
· If you are, I can offer you a bargain which you can not afford to miss.· Internet-based travel services are also creating a niche for themselves by offering last-minute travel bargains.· If you are, I can offer you a splendid bargain.· In sum, a reissue that would have had more of my blessing if offered at bargain price.· Angelo offers her a bargain: if she will sleep with him her brother shall live.
· Where better to pick up a few bargains than online?· Read in studio Toy soldier enthusiasts have been gathering at an auction to try and pick up some bargains.· Again, you can pick up some real bargains here.· It specialises in selling new, refurbished and end of line computer stock and you can pick up some real bargains here.
· He held his hand out and we shook, sealing an unspoken bargain.
· But in the market at that time the ploy was far from enough to make the new models seem like bargains.· It seemed a reasonable bargain in which each superpower could exert restraint over its regional allies.· Watch out for any vehicle that seems too good a bargain.· Irene sighed and shook her head: no visit to a foreign country seemed complete without bargains to carry home as trophies.· It all makes £377 seem a bargain.· Compared with the £1M plus that an equivalent Atex system would have cost it certainly seems a bargain.
· The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.· The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.· Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.· So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.· Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.· In order to strike the best possible bargain on setting-day the men might invent stories of difficulty and adverse conditions.· This should enable prosecutors to strike bargains at an appropriate penalty level.· Alternatively, defendants might be able to strike favourable bargains and get off more lightly than they deserve.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • And what monkeys we make of ourselves, into the bargain.
  • Bad, and now mad into the bargain.
  • Bishop Aethelric, he had heard, was accounted able even in Peterborough, and ruthless into the bargain.
  • But to love him into the bargain?
  • Hard work, ample food and a neat change of clothes into the bargain.
  • He would disgrace the family name and be destroyed into the bargain.
  • Only Jacob's actions are far worse than Ham's, and coldly calculated into the bargain.
  • This increases their own biological chances and gives them a free meal into the bargain.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Don't become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain.
  • It could also be that Reilly, who has never knowingly sold himself short, is driving a hard bargain.
  • So he was right to drive a hard bargain.
  • The farmer had grown used to billeting troops and drove a hard bargain.
  • And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector.
  • During a recent visit he was mobbed by autograph hunters.
  • Edgewater and Oak Hill have ordinances to protect possible archaeological sites from souvenir hunters.
  • For the bargain hunter, plenty.
  • Local militia had to protect it against enthusiastic souvenir hunters.
  • Police even stopped one souvenir hunter cycling off with the ship's compass tucked under his arm.
  • Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.
  • Tokyo broke a three-day losing streak as the bargain hunters picked up blue chips and tech stocks, writes Ken Hijino.
  • At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
  • Dollars have less international purchasing power and more dollars have to be spent.
  • In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
  • Pensions represent a transfer of resources in the form of purchasing power from current taxpayers or pension-fund contributors to past contributors.
  • That reduces the real purchasing power of wages.
  • The drop in inflation boosted purchasing power, he said.
  • The goods became obtainable, but not purchasable, because of the lack of purchasing power among the population.
  • The third category relates to private transactions, where an equality of bargaining power is usually to be presumed.
► seal a deal/bargain/pact etc► somebody’s side of a deal/bargain
  • Ascend recently struck a deal to sell equipment to Pac Bell.
  • Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.
  • He struck a deal with the International Postal Union and received a copy of every stamp issued anywhere in the world.
  • Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.
  • Orlando, Florida, even struck a deal in which a developer built a new city hall.
  • So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.
  • The company initially had struck a deal with Motorola.
  • The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.
1something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price:  There are no bargains in the clothes shops at the moment. It’s an attractive little home, and I think it’s a bargain. That second-hand table was a real bargain. Good watches don't come at bargain prices. Bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued outside the store for hours.2an agreement, made between two people or groups, to do something in return for something elsemake/strike a bargain Management and unions have struck a bargain over wage increases. I’ve kept my side of the bargain and I expect you to keep yours. → drive a hard bargain at hard1(18)3into the bargain (also in the bargain American English) in addition to everything else:  I am now tired, cold, and hungry, with a headache into the bargain.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa real bargain· In the market you can sometimes pick up a real bargain.an absolute bargain· £59.99 is an absolute bargain.a brilliant/amazing bargain· The house they bought was an amazing bargain.verbslook for/search for a bargain· She began looking for bargains at car boot sales.get a bargain· Everyone likes to think they are getting a bargain.find a bargain· Investors may be able to find some bargains this year.pick up/snap up a bargain (=find one)· You can often pick up a bargain at an auction.offer a bargain· The Regency hotel is offering off-season bargains.bargain + NOUNa bargain price· In the sales you can get a fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.a bargain buy· This remains a bargain buy at £3.99.a bargain hunter (=someone looking for a bargain)· Bargain hunters queued for hours before the store opened.bargain hunting· They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales.a bargain basement (=part of a large shop below ground where the price of goods is reduced)· Everything is reduced to clear in the bargain basement!
bargain1 nounbargain2 verb
bargainbargain2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbargain2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French bargaignier
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
bargain
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybargain
he, she, itbargains
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybargained
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave bargained
he, she, ithas bargained
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad bargained
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill bargain
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have bargained
Continuous Form
PresentIam bargaining
he, she, itis bargaining
you, we, theyare bargaining
PastI, he, she, itwas bargaining
you, we, theywere bargaining
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been bargaining
he, she, ithas been bargaining
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been bargaining
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be bargaining
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been bargaining
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • All day Ambedkar bargained with the Hindu negotiators.
  • And you need know nothing, not even what we bargain among us.
  • So Knapman, committed to the mental hospital in August, has been stuck there longer than anyone bargained for.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto persuade someone to reduce the price of something
to try to persuade someone to reduce the price of something by arguing with them about what it is worth: · If you go to a street market, you'd better be prepared to haggle.haggle over something: · The passenger haggled over the fare before she got into the taxi.haggle with somebody: · My mother used to spend hours haggling with the market traders.
to try to persuade someone to reduce the price of something by discussing it with them: · She bargained with the woman who was selling the plates and managed to get them for half the usual price.
to persuade someone to reduce the price of something by arguing with them about it: beat somebody down to $50/£20 etc: · The owners originally wanted $1000 for the horse, but George managed to beat them down to $850.beat somebody down: · I beat him down and got the bracelet for $2.
WORD SETS
absolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The thief got more than he bargained for, as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate)· The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position.
(also a knockdown/giveaway price) (=much lower than usual)· We sell quality cars at bargain prices.· The house is available at a knockdown price of $195,000.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· But Ben Macdhui has been known to give walkers more than they bargained for on several occasions.· But some Tories think he might get more than he has bargained for.· Choose your entertainments wisely this evening, as you could spend a lot more than you have bargained for.· One thing I had not bargained for was the amount of Gaelic spoken in the country districts.· It seems that our pursuit of happiness is proving to be much more radical than we bargained for.· This is not what I bargained for.· Jimmy Dean gave them more than they bargained for.· Without commitment faith seems to cost more than we bargained for.
· Mr Adamec cited pressure from the opposition in bargaining over the shape of a new government as his reason for stepping down.· Here and there were crowds of men bargaining over cattle and horses.· This would be something to be bargained over.
NOUN
· The government's concern has led it to exert fairly direct, although informal, control over the pay bargaining process.
· The new government also wants approval of a law to protect witnesses and to encourage plea-bargaining.· Most criminal cases are therefore settled without trial by the process of plea bargaining between the prosecutor and the defense attorney.
· But there is, of course, another side to the wage bargaining coin.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Don't become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain.
  • It could also be that Reilly, who has never knowingly sold himself short, is driving a hard bargain.
  • So he was right to drive a hard bargain.
  • The farmer had grown used to billeting troops and drove a hard bargain.
  • And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector.
  • During a recent visit he was mobbed by autograph hunters.
  • Edgewater and Oak Hill have ordinances to protect possible archaeological sites from souvenir hunters.
  • For the bargain hunter, plenty.
  • Local militia had to protect it against enthusiastic souvenir hunters.
  • Police even stopped one souvenir hunter cycling off with the ship's compass tucked under his arm.
  • Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.
  • Tokyo broke a three-day losing streak as the bargain hunters picked up blue chips and tech stocks, writes Ken Hijino.
  • At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
  • Dollars have less international purchasing power and more dollars have to be spent.
  • In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
  • Pensions represent a transfer of resources in the form of purchasing power from current taxpayers or pension-fund contributors to past contributors.
  • That reduces the real purchasing power of wages.
  • The drop in inflation boosted purchasing power, he said.
  • The goods became obtainable, but not purchasable, because of the lack of purchasing power among the population.
  • The third category relates to private transactions, where an equality of bargaining power is usually to be presumed.
► seal a deal/bargain/pact etc► somebody’s side of a deal/bargain
  • Ascend recently struck a deal to sell equipment to Pac Bell.
  • Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.
  • He struck a deal with the International Postal Union and received a copy of every stamp issued anywhere in the world.
  • Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.
  • Orlando, Florida, even struck a deal in which a developer built a new city hall.
  • So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.
  • The company initially had struck a deal with Motorola.
  • The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.
 to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower pricebargain for workers bargaining for better paybargain over They bargained over the level of wages.bargain with women bargaining with traders—bargainer noun [countable]:  He’s the hardest bargainer in the business.bargain for something (also bargain on something) phrasal verb [usually in negatives] to expect that something will happen and make it part of your plans:  They hadn’t bargained for such a dramatic change in the weather.bargain on doing something I hadn’t bargained on being stuck in traffic on the way home. The thief got more than he bargained for, as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick.
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