bargain
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/bargainnoun[C](LOW PRICE)
B1
something onsaleat alowerpricethanitstruevalue:
便宜货,廉价品Thiscoatwashalf-price- arealbargain.这件大衣是半价买的——真便宜。
Theairlineregularlyofferslast-minutebookingsat bargainprices.航空公司定期提供最后时刻的低价订票服务。
Thesaleshadstartedand the bargainhunters(=peoplelookingfor things at alowprice)were out inforce.减价销售开始了,那些到处搜寻便宜货的人便倾巢出动。
something that is cheap
- bargainAnyone prepared to play a waiting game could bag a real bargain.
- giftAt one hundred pounds, this phone is a gift.
- snipUKAfternoon tea is a snip at £10 per head.
- good buyWoven cotton and linen are also a good buy.
- good dealYou may be able to get a better deal from your own bank.
- She has asharpeyefor a bargain.
- Buyers who havewaitedfor bargains at the end of theyearwillfindslimpickings.
- Thefallinpropertypricesmeansthat there are a lot of bargainswaitingto besnappedup.
- Jonathan doesn'tmissatrick! If there's a bargain to be had at themarket, he'llfindit.
- She's got a goodnosefor a bargain,
- Houses in thisareaused to be arealbargain, but they're notcheapany more.
Price decreases
- bear market
- bearish
- closeout
- concessional
- couponer
- couponing
- cratering
- deflate
- deflation
- depreciate
- devalue
- drop off
- freeze
- knock off (something)
- marksomethingdown
- overdiscount
- post-devaluation
- projected value
- spiral
- tumble
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Costing little or no money
bargainnoun[C](AGREEMENT)
anagreementbetween twopeopleorgroupsin which eachpromisesto do something inexchangefor somethingelse:
协议;交易"I'llcleanthekitchenif youcleanthecar." "OK, it's a bargain."“如果你洗车我就打扫厨房。”“好,就这么定了!”
Themanagementandemployeeseventuallystruck/madea bargain(=reachedanagreement).劳资双方最终达成了协议。
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- bond
- breach
- broken
- cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
- deliver
- fink
- go back onsomething
- Hippocratic oath
- honour
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- promise
- renege
- so help me (God)idiom
- swear
- uncommitted
- undertake
- unkept
- vouch forsomething/someone
- warranty
- welch
Idiom
into the bargain
bargain
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/totryto make someoneagreeto give you something that isbetterfor you, such as abetterpriceorbetterworkingconditions:
讨价还价(如价格,工资或工作条件等)Unions bargainwithemployersforbetterratesofpayeachyear.为了争取更高的薪酬,工会每年都要与资方进行谈判。
Synonym
dickerUS
Negotiating prices
- bargainer
- bargaining power
- barter
- beat
- beat down
- bid
- cap
- dicker
- drive
- drive a hard bargainidiom
- gazump
- gazunder
- haggle
- negotiable
- non-market
- non-negotiable
- outbargain
- predatory pricing
- quotation
- quote
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Debate & discussion
Phrasal verbs
bargainsomethingaway
bargain for/onsomething