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 ]

v. i. [ OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n. ] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. [ 1913 Webster ]

So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bargained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining. ] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. “The heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bargaigné, p. p. See Bargain, v. i. ] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. &unr_;, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel. ] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A large boat used by flag officers. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A large omnibus used for excursions. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows. ] A vergeboard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bargeboard. ] (Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bargeman. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The manager of a barge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon, or bär a bear + geist. ] A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune. [ Also written barguest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bumboat. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put in a barge. [ Poetic ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Embargoes [ Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See Bar. ] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embargoed p. pr. & vb. n. Embargoing. ] To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Embargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To embark; to go or put into a barge. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]