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as in steal
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
those shoes were a bargain because the store was going out of business
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
made a bargain that one would help the other next week
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as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price
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as in to agree
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes
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as in to negotiate
to bring about through discussion and compromise
bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with
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Recent Examples of bargain
Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
For a while, Wilson looked like one of the best bargains in football.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
The school refused to bargain with the players’ union and had petitioned the agency’s board for review.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
After paying, those victims also tend to trust their attackers to uphold their end of the bargain and delete whatever confidential data was stolen — only to have the hackers go back on their word.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
For a while, Wilson looked like one of the best bargains in football.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Wisconsin has restored the right for the state’s public worker and teacher unions to collectively bargain—an ability that was taken away under a 2011 law.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
The school refused to bargain with the players’ union and had petitioned the agency’s board for review.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain
Noun
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Bridges struggled from the field, shooting 6-of-17 for 15 points, while Josh Hart, who had a brief shoulder scare, added 12 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Sierra Canyon 82, Louisville 41: Jerzy Robinson finished with 39 points, 10 rebounds and six steals for the 18-1 Trailblazers.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement on the 2025 salary for star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Thursday, ahead of the deadline for teams and players to avoid salary arbitration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Athletic revealed on Friday that City have reached an agreement with Lens to sign the defender in a deal worth €40million (£34m) plus bonuses, and Khusanov is poised to join on a four-and-a-half year contract that includes an option to extend by 12 months.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The ceasefire deal, as announced by the mediators, has three phases.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The ceasefire deal, which would probably take effect Sunday, pending approval from the Israeli Cabinet, comes after intense negotiations and mediation from Qatar, Egypt and the United States.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, Israel agreed to release over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the return of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who had been kidnapped by Hamas more than five years earlier.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
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TikTok settles federal charges of violating U.S. child-privacy laws and agrees to pay a $5.7 million fine.—
David Hamilton,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In 2022, the Israeli parliamentarian Naftali Bennett recalled negotiating with Netanyahu after a recent election failed to yield a clear winner.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The labor action sprang up almost a month ago at the height of the Christmas package delivery season, with workers at Amazon facilities dotted across the country picketing for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and a demand that Amazon negotiate with them on a contract.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.—
Andrew Mills,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One day before TikTok star Deborah Finck died of rare soft tissue cancer, her daughter Katerina arranged a meaningful memory.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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McGahn arranged a memo warning Trump the move could lead to his impeachment.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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The wildly successful chipmaker unveiled a tiny desktop device called Project DIGITS at this year’s convention that’s potent enough for the complex operations required to run and train AI models.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
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In this early example of auto-fiction, Mishima offers a poetic analysis of his sentimental education as a young man whose sadomasochistic gay fantasies clash with the conventions of his upper-class upbringing.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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