bargain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bar·gain1 /ˈbɑːɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 BBTCHEAPsomething you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price 便宜货，减价品 There are no bargains in the clothes shops at the moment. 这阵子服装店里没有什么便宜货。 It’s an attractive little home, and I think it’s a bargain. 这是一个漂亮的小居所，我觉得是合算的。 That second-hand table was a real bargain. 那张二手的桌子非常便宜。 Good watches don't come at bargain prices. 好表不会便宜。 Bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued outside the store for hours. 想淘便宜货的人排着队在商店外面等了很久。2 AGREEan agreement, made between two people or groups, to do something in return for something else 协议；交易make/strike a bargain Management and unions have struck a bargain over wage increases. 资方和工会就加薪问题达成了协议。 I’ve kept my side of the bargain and I expect you to keep yours. 我履行了我的承诺，希望你也履行你的承诺。 → drive a hard bargain at hard1(18)3 into the bargain (also in the bargain American English)ADD in addition to everything else 此外，外加，而且 I am now tired, cold, and hungry, with a headache into the bargain. 我现在又累又冷又饿，而且还头痛。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa real bargainIn the market you can sometimes pick up a real bargain.an absolute bargain£59.99 is an absolute bargain.a brilliant/amazing bargainThe house they bought was an amazing bargain.verbslook for/search for a bargainShe began looking for bargains at car boot sales.get a bargainEveryone likes to think they are getting a bargain.find a bargainInvestors 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 bargainThe Regency hotel is offering off-season bargains.bargain + NOUNa bargain priceIn the sales you can get a fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.a bargain buyThis 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 huntingThey'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!
Examples from the Corpus
bargain• Looking for a bargain on a status symbol?• 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.• A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.• Read in studio Antique dealers and bargain hunters have been looking through the belongings of the late Robert Maxwell.• Did you get any bargains at the market?• The 10-ounce can is a better bargain than the 4-ounce one.• The town has struck a Faustian bargain, they contend -- trading something of its small-town soul for success.• Airlines aren't making money on bargain fares.• I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.• Internet-based travel services are also creating a niche for themselves by offering last-minute travel bargains.it’s a bargain• It looks nice on me and it's a bargain price, too!• At only £9.95, including postage and packing, it's a bargain.• With 12 clear plastic pockets, it's a bargain at £1.98.make/strike a bargain• Historically, an exchange was a physical thing; a room or building where people met to gather information and strike bargains.• The plant strikes a bargain with its emissary.• Buyer and seller strike a bargain with each individual purchase.• This should enable prosecutors to strike bargains at an appropriate penalty level.• The prison chaplain came to me in my cell and tried to make a bargain with me.• All he had to do was strike a bargain.• So we struck a bargain, or at least I thought we had.bargain2 ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 BAGREEto discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower price 讲价钱，讨价还价；商谈条件bargain for workers bargaining for better pay 要求提高薪水的工人bargain over They bargained over the level of wages. 他们就工资水平进行商谈。bargain with women bargaining with traders 和商贩讨价还价的女人2 bargain for something (also bargain on something) phrasal verb [usually in negatives]EXPECT to expect that something will happen and make it part of your plans 考虑到，估计到，预料到 They hadn’t bargained for such a dramatic change in the weather. 他们没有料到天气会有如此大的变化。bargain on doing something I hadn’t bargained on being stuck in traffic on the way home. 我没有料到回家路上会遇到堵车。 The thief got more than he bargained for, as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick. 小偷始料未及，考克斯先生竟用拐杖把他绊倒在地上。 —bargainer noun [countable] He’s the hardest bargainer in the business. 他是这一行业里最强硬的谈判对手。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
bargain• 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.• All day Ambedkar bargained with the Hindu negotiators.bargain for• Oliver's bargaining for a raise.From Longman Business Dictionarybargainbar‧gain1 /ˈbɑːgənˈbɑːr-/ noun [countable]1something you buy cheaply or for less than the usual priceThe company’s shares are a bargain at the current level.He made a lot of money by buying houses at bargain prices and reselling them.2COMMERCEan agreement between two people or groups to do something in return for something elseManagement and unions have managed to strike a bargain whereby unions have accepted more flexible working in return for better pay.Football is important to Sky TV, and the clubs will now try todrive a hard bargain (=make a bargaining agreement very much to their advantage) on future TV rights.3FINANCE British English an occasion when particular shares, bonds etc are bought or sold on a financial market. The number of bargains in a particular period of time is one measurement of the level of economic activityIn government securities, the number of bargains per day has averaged nearly 3,300.bargainbargain2 verb [intransitive] to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc in order to get the greatest advantage for yourself→ See Verb tableOrigin bargain2 (1300-1400) Old French bargaignierbar·gain1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1bargain2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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bargain
bar‧gain1 /ˈbɑːɡən, ˈbɑːɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-/ 
noun [countable]
1. something 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.
2. an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else
make/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)
3. into 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.
■ adjectives
▪a 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.
■ verbs
▪look 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 + NOUN
▪a 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__
bargain2 verb [intransitive]
bargain for
workers bargaining for better pay
bargain 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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noun [countable]1. something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price:
2. an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else
make/strike a bargain
3. into the bargain (also in the bargain American English) in addition to everything else:
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verb [intransitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: bargaignier
to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower priceLanguage: Old French
Origin: bargaignier
bargain for
bargain over
bargain with
—bargainer noun [countable]:
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:
bargain on doing something
Shopping 购物
go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物 go to ( the shops/especially
BrE ( a store/especially
NAmE ( the mallespecially
NAmE 去商店／商场 do ( the shopping/BrE ( the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shoppingespecially
NAmE 购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗 ( NAmE hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛 try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋 indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵） go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱 cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销 be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住 donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in ( a charity shop/BrE ( a thrift storeNAmE 把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物 buy/sell/find sth at ( a car boot sale/BrE ( a jumble sale/a garage sale/BrE ( a yard saleNAmE 在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物 find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货
At the shop/store 在商店
load/push/wheel ( a trolley/BrE ( a cartNAmE 往手推车里装东西；推手推车 stand in/wait in ( the checkout queue/BrE ( the checkout lineNAmE 排队付款 ( NAmE stand in line/ ( BrE queue at the checkout在付款处排队 bag ( (your) groceriesespecially
NAmE 把食品杂货装进袋子 pack (away) ( your shoppingespecially
BrE 将所购之物打包 stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架 be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves在超市／商店有售 be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销 deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客 run a special promotion搞特别促销活动 be on special offer正在搞特价优惠
Buying goods 买商品
make/complete a purchase采购 buy/purchase sth online/by mail order网购；邮购 make/place/take an order for sth订购某物 buy/order sth in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物 accept/take credit cards接受信用卡 pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/( with a gift voucher/BrE ( with a gift certificateNAmE 用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付 enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码 ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据 return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品 be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款 compare prices对比价格 offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
