# bargain

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑːɡən/ · frequency rank #7,651

## Definitions
1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
3. An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
4. A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
5. The thing stipulated or purchased.

## Etymology
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.
Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.

## Easily confused with
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bargain-vs-brain)
- **barman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bargain-vs-barman)
- **Bahrain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahrain-vs-bargain)
- **Balmain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balmain-vs-bargain)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abrgain`, `bagrain`, `baragin`, `bargainn`, `bargani`, `barggain`, `bargian`, `barrgain`, `bbargain`, `bragain`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bargain