Betekenis van bargain In het Nederlands

• 0 something on sale at a lower price than its true value:

  • This coat was half-price - a real bargain.

  • The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.

  • The sales had started and the bargain hunters (= people looking for things at a low price) were out in force.

• 1 an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else:

  • "I'll clean the kitchen if you clean the car." "OK, it's a bargain."

  • The management and employees eventually struck/made a bargain (= reached an agreement).

• 2 to try to make someone agree to give you something that is better for you, such as a better price or better working conditions:

  • Unions bargain with employers for better rates of pay each year.

• 3 an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else:

  • He failed to carry out his side of the bargain.

• 4 something sold for a price that is lower than usual or lower than its value:

  • We got tickets to the show at half-price, a real bargain.

• 5 to try to reach agreement with someone in order to get a lower price:

  • You can usually bargain with antique dealers.

• 6 something that is on sale at a lower price than usual:

  • The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.

• 7 an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else:

  • strike/make a bargain The management and employees eventually struck a bargain.

• 8 a situation in which two or more people agree on a price that something is sold at:

  • strike a bargain They felt that the offer was too low but after some negotiation they eventually struck a bargain.

• 9 in the UK, an act of buying or selling shares on the London Stock Exchange:

  • After the bargain is completed, the broker will want to know when payment will be made.

• 10 in addition to other facts which have been mentioned previously:

  • Our latest recruit is an excellent analyst, and a very good manager into the bargain.

• 11 to discuss something with somebody, for example a price or a rate of pay, in order to get an agreement that is of advantage to you:

  • bargain (with sb) (for/over sth) Unions bargain with employers for better rates of pay each year.