bargain
noun/ˈbɑːrɡən/
Слово англійською: bargain
Переклад bargain українською: ви́гідна поку́пка, ви́гідна ціна́
Детальний опис
- a thing bought for less than the usual price
- I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.
- The car was a bargain at that price.
- bargain prices
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
- an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do something for each other
- He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything.
- I've done what I promised and I expect you to keep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return).
- Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement).
- bargain with somebody I'll make a bargain with you.
- Her part of the bargain was to look after the car.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bargaine (noun), bargaignier (verb); probably of Germanic origin and related to German borgen ‘borrow’.
Idioms
drive/strike a hard bargain
- to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement
into the bargain (British English)
(North American English in the bargain)
- (used to emphasize an extra piece of information) also; as well
- Volunteers learn a lot and enjoy themselves into the bargain.
- He's very strong and completely fearless into the bargain.
strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something)
- to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage
- Perhaps we could strike a bargain.
- The United States has struck a historic deal with India.