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bargain for
bargain for vb (intr, preposition) to expect; anticipate (a style of behaviour, change in fortune, etc): he got more than he bargained for. Thesaurusbargainnoun1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action:accord, agreement, arrangement, compact, deal, pact, understanding.2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange:compact, contract, covenant, deal, transaction.3. Something offered or bought at a low price:Informal: buy, deal.Slang: steal.verb1. To argue about the terms, as of a sale:dicker, haggle, higgle, huckster, negotiate, palter.2. To enter into a formal agreement:contract, covenant.phrasal verb
bargain for or on
To look forward to confidently:anticipate, await, count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for).Informal: figure on.Translationsbargain (ˈbaːgin) noun1. something bought cheaply and giving good value for money. This carpet was a real bargain. 價廉物美的商品 廉价货2. an agreement made between people. I'll make a bargain with you. 交易，協議 交易，协议 verb to argue about or discuss a price etc. I bargained with him and finally got the price down. 討價還價 讨价还价bargain for to expect or take into consideration. I didn't bargain for everyone arriving at once. 預料，考慮 指望bargain for
bargain for (something)To prepare for or expect something. This report has been more than I bargained for—I've been working on it for hours. They bargained for an easy flight but faced a lot of turbulence instead.See also: bargainbargain for something and bargain on somethingto plan for something; to expect something. We knew the project would be difficult, but we didn't bargain for this kind of trouble. I bargained on an easier time of it than this.See also: bargainbargain for1. Also, bargain over. Negotiate about something, usually a price. For example, In open-air markets it is standard practice to bargain for the best price. [Late 1300s] 2. Also, bargain on. Expect, be prepared for, as in In planning the picnic, we hadn't bargained for bad weather, or I hadn't bargained on John's coming along. [c. 1800] For a synonym, see count on. See also: bargainbargain forv.1. To negotiate with someone about obtaining something: I had to bargain for the car with the sales person, who finally lowered the price by $250.2. To expect or be prepared for something: She got more than she had bargained for when the little puppy she bought grew into a very big dog with a large appetite.See also: bargainLegalSeeBargainFinancialSeebargain |