strike a bargain

strike a bargain
strike a bargain & strike a deal
to reach an agreement on a price or negotiation (for something). •

They argued for a while and finally struck a bargain.

They were unable to strike a bargain, so they ended their meeting.

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{v. phr.} To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. * /After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • strike a bargain — {v. phr.} To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. * /After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • strike a bargain — To agree on terms • • • Main Entry: ↑bargain * * * make a bargain; agree to a deal * * * strike a ˈbargain/ˈdeal idiom to make an agreement with sb in which both sides have an advantage Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike a bargain — index barter, close (agree), dicker, settle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • strike\ a\ bargain — v. phr. To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • strike a bargain — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, adjust, agree, agree on, agree on terms, agree to, agree with, bargain for, be a bargain, be a deal, be a go, be on, come around to, come to terms, compose, compound, compromise, cop out, covenant, duck… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strike a bargain — find a satisfactory deal or price    After discussing the price of the carpet, we struck a bargain: $15 …   English idioms

  • To strike a bargain — Bargain Bar gain, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strike a bargain — reach an agreement; make a good deal …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Bargain — Bar gain, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bargain and sale — Bargain Bar gain, 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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