bargain
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrɡɪn/
:
acuerdo
- So, you know, that's the bargain we've made.
- a plea bargain
- a grand bargain
And Susan will make a bargain with Lee.
- And Susan will make a bargain with Lee.
- There must be a bargain, a quid pro quo.
- So, you know, that's the bargain we've made.
- And I think what China has done is made a bargain that is almost colonial.
- You've got to make sure you hold up your end of the bargain and show that appreciation.
- And that would contribute to just make a peaceful bargain even harder to find.
- The principles of justice are the result of a fair agreement or bargain.
- Arha was taught that to be powerful, she must sacrifice, sacrifice herself and others, a bargain, give and get.
- They were always, they always kept up their end of the bargain.
- In many of these countries, there's a kind of, they're quite like a ruling bargain or like a social contract, right?
- Obama, we won't, we won't change CPI for Social Security even in a grand bargain.
- Whereas the technique of constantly intervening, intervening in the in the wage bargain has done nothing but hurt the poor.
- So you'll be friends with us if we, you know, pay you this or if we do this in trade or if we if we if we, you know, this whole bargain, this whole transaction.
- So you better believe that I'm going to do everything in my power to hold up my end of the bargain.
- end of the deal or bargain in in a in a way you know is wrong
Examples
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But one can always strike a bargain.
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After weeks of negotiation, they finally reached a bargain that satisfied both parties.
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There had to be something he could do, some bargain he could strike.
Fiction book (1993) -
In fact, the local people there believe very strongly indeed that they have a sort of bargain with the honey guide.
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Rather, I suppose, it is part of the bargain.
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I drink only after the bargain has been concluded, never before.
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And then one day, he refused to hold up his end of the bargain.
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What's your idea of a fair bargain?
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You've got to make sure you hold up your end of the bargain and show that appreciation.
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We had a bargain.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
An agreement, often about buying or selling
∞
2.8
A written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
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4.1
A written agreement between countries about peace, trade or other relations
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2.5
An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution
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6.0
An official written agreement between countries
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7.2
A formal written agreement between groups such as countries and companies to promise to do something or stop doing something
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3.2
An agreement that cannot be changed
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6.5
A written promise between groups or nations about what they will and will not do
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
An agreement where a person accused of a crime admits guilt to a smaller charge to get a lighter sentence
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bargain comes from a word for trading and talking about terms, and it came to mean the agreement made after those talks. That's why a bargain can mean an official 'agreement' or deal between people.