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Bargain Definition–noun | 1. | an advantageous purchase, esp. one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore. | | 2. | an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction. | | 3. | such an agreement as affecting one of the parties: a losing bargain. | | 4. | something acquired by bargaining. | | 5. | Informal. an agreeable person, esp. one who causes no trouble or difficulty (usually used in negative constructions): His boss is no bargain. | –verb (used without object) | 6. | to discuss the terms of a bargain; haggle; negotiate. | | 7. | to come to an agreement; make a bargain: We bargained on a three-year term. | |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to arrange by bargain; negotiate: to bargain a new wage increase. | | 9. | to anticipate as likely to occur; expect (usually fol. by a clause): I'll bargain that he's going to give those company directors plenty of trouble. | —Verb phrases | 10. | bargain for, to anticipate or take into account: The job turned out to be more than he had bargained for. | | 11. | bargain on, to expect or anticipate; count or rely on: You can't bargain on what she'll do in this situation. | —Idioms | 12. | in or into the bargain, over and above what has been stipulated; moreover; besides: The new housekeeper proved to be a fine cook in the bargain. | | 13. | strike a bargain, to make a bargain; agree to terms: They were unable to strike a bargain because the owner's asking price was more than the prospective buyer could afford. | |
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Gift Definition–noun | 1. | something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present. | | 3. | something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift. | | 4. | a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with. | | 6. | to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds. | |
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Related topics from Ask NewsSavvy shoppers passed up gift cards for bargains
USA Today - Found Dec. 28, 2008
Gift cards, the convenient catchall of holiday giving, lost their luster this year. Price-conscious shoppers became savvy bargain-hunters...
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Bargain hunters sink gift card sales
USA Today - Found Dec. 27, 2008
... or $100 for a gift card, said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation trade group, calling it 'the year of the bargain...
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Bargain-hunting shoppers sink gift card sales
USA Today - Found Dec. 27, 2008
... or $100 for a gift card, said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation trade group, calling it 'the year of the bargain...
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Bargain Hunters Skipped Gift Cards This Season
Bargain-hunting shoppers sink gift card sales
The Best Gift Is A Platform?
Traffick - Found Dec. 24, 2008
... is now nearly finished, save for the post-Christmas bargain shopping, all-important 'shop for yourself' me-time, and gift card redemption...
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Bargain-Hunting Shoppers Sink Gift Card Sales
WNEM - Found Dec. 31, 2008
NEW YORK -- Gift cards, the convenient catchall of holiday giving, lost their luster this year. Price-conscious shoppers became savvy bargain...
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Bargain-hunting shoppers skipped gift cards this year
Jackson Sun - Found Dec. 28, 2008
NEW YORK - Gift cards, the convenient catchall of holiday giving, lost their luster this year. Price-conscious shoppers became savvy bargain...
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Bargain-hunters sink sales of gift cards
Pasadena Star News - Found Dec. 28, 2008
NEW YORK - Gift cards, the convenient catch-all of holiday giving, lost their luster this year. Price-conscious shoppers became savvy bargain...
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Bargain-hunters sink sales of gift cards
SGV Tribune - Found Dec. 27, 2008
NEW YORK - Gift cards, the convenient catch-all of holiday giving, lost their luster this year. Price-conscious shoppers became savvy bargain...
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