bargain+for

  • 1bargain for — I verb agree to, anticipate, assume, bank on, buy, calculate on, come to terms, contemplate, contract for, count upon, covenant, expect, figure on, foresee, incur, look for, plan on, prepare for, reckon on, specify, stipulate, surmise, think… …

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  • 2bargain for sth — UK US bargain for/on sth Phrasal Verb with bargain({{}}/ˈbɑːgɪn/ verb [I] ► to expect or be prepared for something: »We hadn t bargained on such a high rate of interest. »The strength of the opposition was rather more than she had bargained for.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3bargain for/on sth — UK US bargain for/on sth Phrasal Verb with bargain({{}}/ˈbɑːgɪn/ verb [I] ► to expect or be prepared for something: »We hadn t bargained on such a high rate of interest. »The strength of the opposition was rather more than she had bargained for.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4bargain for — Synonyms and related words: agree, agree to, bank on, bargain, be a bargain, be a deal, be a go, be on, calculate on, come to terms, compact, contract, count on, covenant, do a deal, engage, figure on, make a bargain, make a deal, make a dicker,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 5bargain for — or[bargain on] {v.} To be ready for; expect. * /When John started a fight with the smaller boy he got more than he bargained for./ * /The final cost of building the house was much more than they had bargained on./ Compare: COUNT ON …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 6bargain for — or[bargain on] {v.} To be ready for; expect. * /When John started a fight with the smaller boy he got more than he bargained for./ * /The final cost of building the house was much more than they had bargained on./ Compare: COUNT ON …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7bargain for — phrasal expect < more work than I bargained for > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8Bargain — Bar gain, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See {Bargain}, n.] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9bargain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth sold at a lower price ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, amazing, excellent, good, great, incredible, real VERB + BARGAIN ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 10bargain — bargainable, adj. bargainer, n. /bahr geuhn/, n. 1. an advantageous purchase, esp. one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. 2. an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and&#8230; …

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