bar·gain 1 n often attrib [Old French bargaigne negotiation, haggling, from bargaignier to haggle]
1: an agreement between parties that settles what each gives or receives (as a promise or performance) in a transaction between them compare contract
2 a: something acquired by or as if by bargaining
b: something whose value considerably exceeds its cost
a bargain purchase
bargain 2 vi
1 a: to negotiate over the terms of an agreement (as a contract)
b: to engage in collective bargaining
the employer must bargain with the union
2: to agree to certain terms or conditions: come to terms
plaintiff bargain ed with the store for a lower price
vt: to convey according to a bargain
does hereby grant, bargain, sell, alien and confirm to the party of the second part, the following described property
— often used with sell in deeds to indicate that the conveyor is receiving consideration in exchange for the property
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.