Tra từ bargain - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bar·gain [bargain bargains bargained bargaining] noun, verb BrE [ˈbɑːɡən] NAmE [ˈbɑːrɡən]
noun
1. a thing bought for less than the usual price
• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.
• The car was a bargain at that price.
•bargain prices
2. ~ (with sb) an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do sth for each other
•He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything.
•I've done what I promised and I expect you to keep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return).
•Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement).
more at drive/strike a hard bargain at ↑hard _adj., strike a bargain/deal at ↑strike _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.

Thesaurus:
bargain noun C
•The car was a bargain at that price.
good buy • |especially BrE value • |informal giveaway • |BrE, informal a snip • |especially AmE, informal steal •
be (a) bargain/good buy/good value/giveaway/snip/steal at a particular price
bargain/giveaway prices

Collocations:
Shopping
Shopping
go/go out/be out shopping
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
try on clothes/shoes
indulge in some retail therapy
go on a spending spree
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
be/get caught shoplifting
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale
find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
deal with/help/serve customers
run a special promotion
be on special offer
Buying goods
make/complete a purchase
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order
make/place/take an order for sth
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance
accept/take credit cards
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate
enter your PIN number
ask for/get/obtain a receipt
return/exchange an item/a product
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
compare prices
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount

Example Bank:
•He's very strong and completely fearless into the bargain.
•Her part of the bargain was to look after the car.
•I picked up a really good bargain in the market.
•I'll make a bargain with you.
•The shop sells books at bargain-basement prices.
•You haven't kept your side of the bargain.
•Finally the two sides struck a bargain.
•I've done what I promised and I expect you to keep your side of the bargain.
Idiom: ↑into the bargain
Derived: ↑bargain on something ▪ ↑bargain something away

verb intransitive
to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with sb in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable
Syn: ↑negotiate
•~ (with sb) (about/over/for sth) In the market dealers were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee.
• He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.

Example Bank:
•He bargained hard and was stubborn.
•He tried to bargain with her.
•He was prepared to bargain about money.
•crowds of men bargaining over horses
•the right of workers to bargain collectively
•to bargain for a better salary
•to bargain for a decent wage
•He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.

See also: ↑in the bargain