bargain
gb/bˈɑɹɡɪn/ us/bˈɑɹɡɪn/
A2
Engleză
~ 3700
jó vétel, alkalmi vétel, alkudozik, megállapodás, alku
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
jó vétel
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] gets a bargain
I found a real bargain in the clearance section.
Igazi jó vételre bukkantam a leárazott áruk között.
That coat was a bargain at only $40.
Az a kabát mindössze 40 dollárért igazi jó vétel volt.
Shoppers rushed in to grab the holiday bargains.
You can get some great bargains online if you look carefully.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This shirt was a bargain.
Ez az ing jó vétel volt.
I got a bargain at the market.
A piacon jó vételt csináltam.
The shoes were a bargain.
She found a bargain in the shop.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bargain' with 'sale'; 'sale' refers to the event, while 'bargain' refers to the specific item or deal.
Sens
Something bought cheaply
Colocații
good bargain
|real bargain
|pick up a bargain
|find a bargain
Sinonime
deal (General term for a purchase arrangement; not always implying low price.)
|
steal (Informal; emphasizes that the price is extremely low, almost unfairly so.)
Antonime
rip-off (Something sold at an unreasonably high price, the opposite of a bargain.)
Teme
shopping
|business
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
Definiție
Something you buy for less money than usual and is good value.
An item or service acquired for less money than is typical or expected, often seen as a good deal.
VERB
B1
2
alkudozik
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] bargains with [someone] for [something]
We bargained with the vendor for a better rate.
Alkudoztunk az árussal egy kedvezőbb árért.
She likes to bargain when traveling abroad.
Külföldi utazásai során szeret alkudozni.
They spent an hour bargaining over the price of the car.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I bargained for a lower price.
Alkudoztam, hogy alacsonyabb árat kapjak.
She bargained with the seller.
Alkudozott az eladóval.
We bargained at the market.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may mistakenly use 'bargain' as a noun when they mean the action; for example, 'I made a bargain' instead of 'I bargained'.
Sens
Negotiate for a better price
Colocații
bargain hard
|bargain with
|bargain over
Sinonime
negotiate (More formal and can refer to any agreement, not just price.)
Antonime
accept (To agree to the offered terms without trying to change them.)
Teme
shopping
|business
|finance
|communication
Definiție
To talk with someone to try to get a lower price.
To discuss and try to reach an agreement over the terms of a purchase, especially to reduce the cost.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
megállapodás
B1
alku
B2
They made a bargain to share the profits equally.
Alkut kötöttek, hogy egyenlően osztják meg a nyereséget.
According to our bargain, you do the cooking and I do the cleaning.
A megállapodásunk szerint te főzöl, én pedig takarítok.
The two companies struck a bargain over distribution rights.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We made a bargain to help each other.
Megállapodást kötöttünk, hogy segítünk egymásnak.
They have a bargain about work.
Megállapodásuk van a munkával kapcsolatban.
I will keep my bargain.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'contract'; while similar, 'bargain' is often less formal and more about mutual benefit.
Sens
Mutual agreement or contract
Colocații
strike a bargain
|honor a bargain
|keep a bargain
Sinonime
agreement (General term; does not imply negotiation or exchange.)
|
deal (Informal; often used in business or casual settings.)
Antonime
disagreement (Lack of agreement between parties.)
Teme
business
|law
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
An agreement between people about what each person will do or get.
An agreement in which two or more parties decide what each will give or receive in return for something else.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
bargain
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹɡɪn/
US/bˈɑɹɡɪn/
Silabe și accent
bar - gain (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: bargain
- Plural: bargains
Verb
- Base: bargain
- 3rd Person Singular: bargains
- Present Participle: bargaining
- Past: bargained
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
bargains
noun
bargaining
verb
bargained
verb
Related words
bargainer
noun
Expresii
drive a hard bargain
1/dɹˈaɪv ə hˈɑɹd bˈɑɹɡɪn/
idiom
Negotiate very firmly for advantage
To be very firm and tough when talking about price or conditions so you get what you want.
Exemple
- The lawyer drove a hard bargain and got an excellent settlement for her client.
- He’s known to drive a hard bargain when buying property.
into the bargain
1/ˈɪntu ðə bˈɑɹɡɪn/
idiom
In addition to something else mentioned
As well as what has already been said or given.
Exemple
- She’s talented and beautiful into the bargain.
- He’s smart and funny into the bargain.
make a bargain
1/mˈeɪk ə bˈɑɹɡɪn/
fixed phrase
Agree on exchange terms with someone
To decide together on what each person will give or get.
Exemple
- We made a bargain to help each other finish our work.
- They made a bargain over the sale of the land.
strike a bargain
1/stɹˈaɪk ə bˈɑɹɡɪn/
idiom
Reach an agreement after discussion
To make an agreement with someone after talking about it.
Exemple
- After hours of talks, they struck a bargain with the union.
- We finally struck a bargain on the project terms.