"strike a bargain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes a bargain [present, singular, third-person], striking a bargain [participle, present], struck a bargain [past], struck a bargain [participle, past], stricken a bargain [participle, past, rare]
Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,,struck> a bargain|past_ptc2=stricken a bargain|past_ptc2_qual=rare}} strike a bargain (third-person singular simple present strikes a bargain, present participle striking a bargain, simple past struck a bargain, past participle struck a bargain or (rare) stricken a bargain)
  1. To enter into a bargain; to agree upon the conditions of a sale or other transaction. Synonyms: make a deal Translations (enter into a bargain): paciscor (Latin), заключи́ть сде́лку (zaključítʹ sdélku) [perfective] (Russian), taro'r bargen (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-strike_a_bargain-en-verb-4AelG7i8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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