bargain for
Britishverb
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Also, bargain over . Negotiate about something, usually a price. For example, In open-air markets it is standard practice to bargain for the best price . [Late 1300s]
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Also, bargain on . Expect, be prepared for, as in In planning the picnic, we hadn't bargained for bad weather , or I hadn't bargained on John's coming along . [c. 1800] For a synonym, see count on .
Example Sentences
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Who knows, some of these listed could provide a real bargain for you Fantasy Premier League managers out there.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They didn’t even come to the table to try to bargain for some compromise.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
By comparison, $125 million was “a bargain for the county,” said Govan, “Because they had the liability of ownership of those buildings and the deferred maintenance was extraordinary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
That implies it would be a bargain for investors who put profits first, with a similar view emerging for Amazon, with its PEG ratio of 1.9, versus Walmart at 5.76 and Costco at 5.2.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
“It would take a lot out of a person, even their own control over their magic. You were unable to demand a fair bargain for your gold. You couldn’t even name a price.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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