bargain

«bargain» in Mova's school dictionary: something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bargain, bargains); verb (bargain, bargains, bargained, bargaining)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal. tree →

2) A bargain is an agreement in which each person promises to do something. tree →

3) To bargain means to talk with someone to agree on a price or a deal, trying to get a better one. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and maths, pupils compare prices to find the best bargain; in money lessons they learn about sales and discounts. In stories, characters make a bargain, sometimes with a trickster. Phrases: a real bargain, bargain hunting, strike a bargain, keep your side of the bargain, more than you bargained for.

examples

• These shoes were a bargain at half price. tree →
• We found lots of bargains at the car boot sale. tree →
• At the market, Dad bargained for a lower price. tree →
• We made a bargain: I tidy my room and I can stay up late. tree →
• Keep your side of the bargain! tree →
• The witch made a bargain with the princess. tree →
• A 2-litre bottle for 1 dollar is a better bargain than a 1-litre bottle for 70 cents. tree →
• The storm was more than we bargained for. tree →
• The landlord agreed to the bargain. tree →

note

Countable noun; verb: bargained, bargaining. Spelling: -gain, not -gin. A low price is only a bargain if you need the thing. In maths, find the bargain by working out the price per item or per unit and comparing.

In the corpora

• A sale lowers prices; a bargain is only a bargain if you would have bought the thing anyway.
• Toad bargains for six shillings and sixpence and as much stew as he can eat, and gets it.
• The Dog makes his bargain too: be kind to the Baby or be bitten.
• A «buy one get one free» offer is only a bargain if you would use both.
• «Hurry, only today!» and countdowns rush you so you do not think clearly; real bargains rarely vanish in minutes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bargain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.