bargain

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. deal, agreement, trans-action; good buy (See cheapness). —v. negotiate, haggle, barter. Ant., white elephant.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [An agreement]

Syn. pact, compact, contract; see agreement 3 .

2. [An advantageous purchase]

Syn. good value, good deal, discount, reduction, marked-down price, markdown, good buy, value*, buy*, steal*, giveaway*, deal*.

• into the bargain*,

Syn. in addition, too, additionally; see also .

v.

1. [To trade]

Syn. barter, do business, merchandise; see buy 1 , sell 1 .

2. [To negotiate]

Syn. haggle, dicker, make terms, arrange; see negotiate 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. agreement understanding, pledge, contract, deal, arrangement, promise, covenant. ''A transaction in which each participant thinks he has cheated the other.''—Anon.

2. good deal steal, good value, a bon marche. ''Something you can't use at a price you can't resist.''—Franklin Jones.

II

v.

negotiate, dicker, haggle, come to terms, deal, higgle, promise, contract, trade, barter.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: accord, agreement, arrangement, compact2, deal, pact, understanding. See AGREE. 2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange: compact2, contract, covenant, deal, transaction. See AGREE. 3. Something offered or bought at a low price: Informal: buy, deal. Slang: steal. See MONEY, TRANSACTIONS. II verb 1. To argue about the terms, as of a sale: dicker, haggle, higgle, huckster, negotiate, palter. See AGREE. 2. To enter into a formal agreement: contract, covenant. See AGREE.