bargain – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bargain
Participle: bargained
Gerund: bargaining

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	bargain
we	Let's bargain
you	bargain

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come to terms or to a common resolve

agree

to make an agreement, deal or contract

agree, come to terms, contract, covenant, deal, do business, engage, guarantee, make terms, negotiate, promise, sell, stipulate, trade

negotiate

agree, contract, confer, arrange, transact, covenant, stipulate

dicker

haggle, barter, treat, negotiate, trade, merchandise, transfer

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1330, from O.Fr. bargaignier "to haggle," perhaps from Frank. *borganjan "to lend," and ultimately from P.Gmc. *borgan (cf. O.E. borgian, source of borrow). Another suggestion is that the O.Fr. word comes from L.L. barca "a barge," because it "carries goods to and fro." There are difficulties with both suggestions. A bargain basement (1899) originally was a basement floor in a store where bargains were displayed.
2. From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow.
3. Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar. See: Middle English 'bargaynen', Proto-Germanic '*burgijaną', German, old spelling 'borgen', Old English 'borgian', French 'barguigner', Portuguese 'barganhar'.

Verbs referencing "bargain"

French barguigner, Portuguese barganhar.

Sample Sentences