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bargain  (bargains plural & 3rd person present) (bargaining present participle) (bargained past tense & past participle )
1  n-count Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal. 
At this price the wine is a bargain...  
2  n-count A bargain is an agreement, especially a formal business agreement, in which two people or groups agree what each of them will do, pay, or receive.  (=deal) 
I'll make a bargain with you. I'll play hostess if you'll include Matthew in your guest-list..., The treaty was based on a bargain between the French and German governments.  
3  verb When people bargain with  each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.  (=negotiate) 
They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash...  V with n 
Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain.  V 
♦  bargainer  (bargainers plural) n-count 
A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved.  
♦  bargaining  n-uncount oft supp N 
The government has called for sensible pay bargaining.  
4 If people drive a hard bargain, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves. 
♦ drive a hard bargain  phrase V, ADJ, and N inflect 
...a law firm with a reputation for driving a hard bargain.  
5 You use into the bargain when mentioning an additional quantity, feature, fact, or action, to emphasize the fact that it is also involved. You can also say in the bargain in American English. 
♦ into the bargain  phrase cl PHR  (emphasis)  This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain..., She is rich. Now you say she is a beauty into the bargain.  
6 If you keep your side of the bargain, you do what you have promised or arranged to do. 
♦ keep one's side of the bargain  phrase V inflects 
Dealing with this dictator wasn't an option. He wouldn't have kept his side of the bargain.  bargain for , bargain on  phrasal verb If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it. 
usu with brd-neg 
The effects of this policy were more than the government had bargained for...  V P n