Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for bargain. Search instead for Outbargains.
Definitions

bargain

[bahr-guhn] / ˈbɑr gən /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Centre-back Guehi's £20m arrival from Crystal Palace in January was considered a bargain.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Now that it’s time for the city to essentially uphold its end of the bargain, now that it’s received all the benefits, it’s saying, ‘Well, actually, we consider this agreement void.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Kao and Hartman struck a similar bargain with Wilson, Kao told the FBI, at a private lunch he secured by donating to his campaign.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Once the dust settles from these market selloffs, gold and silver prices often rebound quickly due to bargain buying, Samuelson said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

“And you shall have plenty more children when we are through, only take care not to bargain them away.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The hunt for secondhand bargains is helping to drive the stock higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

With both sides sensibly resolved to avoid chasing imaginary grand bargains, the two leaders could focus on their common interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But advisers warn these bargains aren’t always as simple as they might seem.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

But the FBI compiled emails, which ProPublica reviewed, that were suggestive of illegal bargains.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

What if bargains were no longer needed to steal mortals away?

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"You curse and drive on to another petrol station. OK, you travel for 10km more than you bargained for, but that's not such a big problem," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

The union says the district can afford the proposed contract, which still needs approval from both sides, and notes that its leaders bargained for 11 months before calling a strike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

A stubborn, desperate voice inside of Lazlo bargained with whatever might be listening.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Last week, after years of fighting for pay increases, the cheerleaders announced that they have unionized, with the Cowboys recognizing the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Assn. as the collective bargaining representative for the cheer squad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

I haven’t thought of the house as a bargaining chip, just as the biggest thing I own.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The $50,000 was a gift, not a loan and that, to split hairs, is being used as the bargaining chip.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The EU parliament's trade committee chief, Bernd Lange, said ahead of Sefcovic's trip that this "economic crisis in China" gives the EU "bargaining power".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the end everyone got something new except Jesse and his dad, neither of whom cared, but Jesse got the idea it might give him a little bargaining power with his mother.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson


Vocabulary lists containing bargain

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training