bargainbar·gain1 /ˈbɑːgənˈbɑːr-/ noun [countableC]1something you buy cheaply or for less than the usual priceThe company’s shares are a bargain at the current level.
He made a lot of money by buying houses at bargain prices and reselling them.
2COMMERCEan agreement between two people or groups to do something in return for something elseManagement and unions have managed to strike a bargain whereby unions have accepted more flexible working in return for better pay.
Football is important to Sky TV, and the clubs will now try todrive a hard bargain (=make a bargaining agreement very much to their advantage) on future TV rights.
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