bargain
1. bar.gain \'ba:r-g*n\ n often attrib 1: an agreement between parties
settling what each gives or receives in a t ransaction between them or what
course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other 2:
something acquired by or as if by bargaining; esp : an advantage ous
purchase 3: a transaction, situation, or event with important good or bad
results
2. bargain vb [ME bargainen, fr. MF bargaignier, of Gmc origin; akin to OE
bor]gian to borrow - more at BURY 1: to negotiate over the terms of a
purchase, agreement, or contract : (MHAGGLE 2: to come to terms : AGREE :
to sell or dispose of by bargaining : BARTER : to count on in advance -
bar.gain.er n