♦ bargain

♦ bargain
♦ bargain /ˈbɑ:gɪn/
n.
1 accordo; patto: to strike a bargain, raggiungere un accordo; concludere un affare; to make a bargain with, accordarsi con; fare un patto con; «Will you sell it for £100?» «Yes» «Then it's a bargain», «Me lo vendi per cento sterline?» «Sì» «Affare fatto»; to keep one's side of the bargain, stare ai patti
2 affare; occasione: At this price, it's a bargain, a questo prezzo è un affare; a real bargain, un vero affare; un affarone: DIALOGO → -New clothes- What a bargain!, che affare!; bargain price, prezzo d'occasione (o di liquidazione) NOTA D'USO: -occasion o bargain?-; to go bargain-hunting, andare in cerca di occasioni (o di saldi); bargain-hunter, chi va in cerca di occasioni; chi va a caccia di saldi
3 (anche leg.) contratto di compravendita
● bargain basement, reparto occasioni (di un grande magazzino) □ (leg.) bargain money, caparra □ (market.) bargain pack, pacco offerta □ (fam. leg.) bargain plea, ammissione di colpa per un solo reato, più lieve degli altri (che così non sono perseguiti) □ (market.) bargain purchasing, acquisti in blocco □ bargain sale, vendita speciale; vendita delle rimanenze □ to drive a hard bargain, trattare un affare soltanto a proprio vantaggio; imporre condizioni dure (o onerose) □ into the bargain, per giunta, per soprammercato; in più □ (fig.) to make the best of a bad bargain, far buon viso a cattiva sorte □ (prov.) A bargain is a bargain, i patti sono i patti.
(to) bargain /ˈbɑ:gɪn/
A v. i.
1 contrattare; mercanteggiare; tirare sul prezzo: to bargain over st., tirare sul prezzo di qc.
2 contrattare; fare una trattativa; accordarsi
3 (leg.) patteggiare
B v. t.
1 dare, cedere (in cambio): I bargained my old computer for his bicycle, gli cedetti il mio vecchio computer in cambio della sua bicicletta
2 pattuire; accordarsi su
bargainer
n.
1 chi mercanteggia; chi tira sul prezzo
2 chi conduce una trattativa.

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