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Synonyms for bargain

32 synonyms
1 antonym
3 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

contract agreement pact sale steal purchase negotiation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Contract — an agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge

contract, agreement, stipulation, pact, engagement, compact, treaty, convention, concordat

2. Steal — an item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price

deal, buy, steal, sale, transaction

Other

purchase, negotiation

Verb

1. Haggle — to make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to…

haggle, negotiate, trade, barter, exchange, traffic, chaffer, dicker, higgle dated

Other

promise, agree, covenant, make terms, stipulate, engage, undertake

Antonyms

All antonyms of bargain →

Definitions

n. 1
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
n. 2
An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
v. 1
To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.

Related words

Word family: bargainer bargainous
Phrases: bargain bin bargain bucket plea bargain bargain for strike a bargain bargain on

Forms

Plural: bargains → contracts, agreements, stipulations, pacts…
Past participle: bargained
e.g. bargained → haggled, negotiated, traded, bartered…

Choose the right word

Bargain, Agreement or Contract?

A bargain is a mutual agreement for an exchange of values, without the formality of a contract.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

contract He was made to sign the contract against his will.
agreement I'm in complete agreement with everything he said.
pact Do Algeria and Tunisia need a mutual defense pact?
sale I noticed the sale prices were written in red ink.
steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
purchase The purchase of pirated copies is against the law.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
bargain		falling
contract		falling
agreement		falling
pact		steady
sale		falling
steal		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: buy¹
4 letters: deal¹, sale¹, pact¹
5 letters: trade¹, agree², steal¹
6 letters: engage², treaty², barter², haggle², dicker², higgle
7 letters: traffic², promise², compact², chaffer
8 letters: contract², exchange², purchase², covenant³
9 letters: agreement³, negotiate⁴, undertake³, stipulate³, concordat
10 letters: convention³, engagement³
11 letters: transaction³, negotiation⁵, stipulation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree² = 2 syllables).