bargain

n. [ OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ] 1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. [ 1913 Webster ]

A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

And whon your honors mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. --
Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. --
To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [ Obs. ] Swift. --
To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. “A bargain was struck.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement. [ 1913 Webster ]