bargain — OET

bargain

noun

1 the Government made some kind of bargain with the Opposition:

agreement, arrangement, understanding, deal;

contract, pact, compact, covenant, concordat, treaty, entente, accord, concord, protocol, convention;

pledge, promise, engagement;

transaction, negotiation.

2 this binder is a bargain at £1.98:

good buy, cheap buy;

(good) value for money, surprisingly cheap;

informal snip, steal, giveaway.

▷antonyms rip-off.

□ into the bargain

I'll tell you another thing into the bargain:

also, as well, in addition, additionally, besides, furthermore, moreover, yet, on top (of that), over and above that, as a bonus, as an extra, to boot, for good measure;

North American in the bargain.

verb

he bargained with the Council to rent the stadium:

haggle, barter, negotiate, discuss terms, hold talks, deal, wheel and deal, trade, traffic;

North American dicker;

formal treat;

archaic chaffer, palter.

□ bargain for (also bargain on)

this was more than we had bargained for:

expect, anticipate, be prepared for, allow for, plan for, reckon with, take into account/consideration, contemplate, imagine, envisage, foresee, predict, look for, hope for, look to;

count on, rely on, depend on, bank on, plan on, reckon on, calculate on, be sure of, trust in, take for granted, take as read;

North American, informal figure on.

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