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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Bargain

  • a transaction on a stock market

Wiktionary Definition for: Bargain

  • 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.
  • Ex: A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. --w:Wharton.
  • An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
  • Ex: And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith. --w:Shak.
  • A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain.
  • The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap.
  • Ex: She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --w:Shak.
  • intransitive 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.
  • Ex:''So worthless peasants '''bargain''' for their wives.'' --w:Shak.
  • transitive To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.

Additional Resources

eCOST.com Launches New Membership Club — Bargain Countdown Platinum
TORRANCE, Calif. -- Leading multi-category, online discount retailer eCOST.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECST) today announced the launch of their new fee-based membership program, Bargain Countdown Platinum ClubTM. With the addition of this membership program, eCOST.com has introduced another way to save customers money. eCOST.com customers will have the choice of shopping using...
Research articles 2004-12-30
Bargain hunt by West no formality McKinsey - investment opportunities in Asia
Assuming the crisis in Asia's chemical industry is a golden opportunity to buy assets at bargain prices is a "dangerous oversimplification", according to the authors of a new McKinsey study on the chemicals sector.
Tags: McKinsey & Co.
Research articles 1999-07-05
Get company facts for a bargain rate. (Hoover's Handbook from The Reference Press Inc.)
GET COMPANY FACTS FOR A BARGAIN RATE GET COMPANY FACTS FOR A BARGAIN RATE
Tags: Hoover's Inc.
Research articles 1991-11-01
One on One: "[It's] a business owner's approach to stock market investing".(News)
Byline: Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. Like most value investors, James R. Norris loves a bargain. But just because a company's stock is cheap doesn't mean it's a bargain. As co-manager of the C&B Mid Cap Equity fund,...
Tags: business owner, company, investor, Steelcase Inc., stock, stock market
Research articles 2002-02-11
"[It's] a business owner's approach to stock market investing". (One on One).
Like most value investors, James R. Norris loves a bargain. But just because a company's stock is cheap doesn't mean it's a bargain. As co-manager of the C&B Mid Cap Equity fund, which is run by Philadelphia's Cooke & Bieler LP he...
Tags: business owner, company, investor, Steelcase Inc., stock, stock market
Research articles 2002-02-11
Report: Former Comverse Technology execs are looking to plea bargain
David Kreinberg and William Sorin, former executives from Comverse Technology Inc. who face fraud charges, are looking to plea bargain with the U.S. government, according to a Reuters report.
Tags: Comverse Technology Inc., plea
Research articles 2006-10-10
Philip Morris, IBM lift blue chips; bargain hunters cut high- tech
NEW YORK AP -- Bargain hunters began nibbling at battered technology stocks on Monday after several days of profit-taking, helping snap a broad-market slump and boost blue-chip measures back toward record levels.
Tags: chip, IBM Corp., Philip Morris USA
Research articles 1997-02-25
California Computer Auctions No Boon for Bargain Hunters. (Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
Sep. 13--It's crunch time at the computer auction, and among the bargain hunters, the gloom is as thick as a bad software manual. Sep. 13--It's crunch time at the computer auction, and among the bargain hunters, the gloom is as thick as a bad software manual.
Tags: computer, San Jose Mercury News
Research articles 1993-09-12
Value Investing and the Bargain Hunter
Value investing and looking for a bargain is one of the oldest ways to pick stocks. In the 1930s, Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, finance professors at Columbia University, laid out the framework for value investing. The concept is similar to shopping for the product that is most reasonably priced...
Tags: Finance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Stock, Concept
White papers
Grocery Outlet Wants to Put a New '06 Ford Focus Into Your Shopping Cart
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Grocery Outlet Inc., the extreme value retailer that specializes in Bargains on brands you trust! R introduces the online Grocery Outlet Drive a Bargain Sweepstakes. Characteristic of Grocery Outlet's unique style of providing fun ways to heighten shopping experiences for bargain-conscious customers, this promotion will continue now...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., grocery, shopping cart
Research articles 2006-02-15
Grossman's promotes Tom Ford to president of Mr. 2nd's Bargain Outlet division
CANTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 1996--Thomas A. Ford, 40, has been promoted to president of Grossman's Inc.'s (Nasdaq-GROS) Mr. 2nd's Bargain Outlet division.
Tags: Ford Motor Co.
Research articles 1996-12-19
Analysts feast on Guidant gossip: reports raise, lower ratings and speculate on a sale.
When it comes to Guidant Corp., one analyst's bargain buy is another's take-over target. When it comes to Guidant Corp., one analyst's bargain buy is another's take-over target.
Tags: Guidant Corp.
Research articles 2004-06-14
Plea bargain deal fails, Exxon indicted in spill. (Valdez-Alaska case)
Plea Bargain Deal Fails, Exxon Indicted In Spill Plea Bargain Deal Fails, Exxon Indicted In Spill
Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., plea
Research articles 1990-04-01
Bargain hunters say Trib's hit bottom; Bad news doesn't faze investors anymore, but what will trigger a rise?(Markets)
Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN Some of the stock market's best-known bargain hunters are betting Tribune Co.'s long-sliding shares have nowhere to go but up. Among the renowned "value'' investors adding more than 1 million shares each during the s Byline: JEREMY...
Tags: investor, stock, Tribune Co.
Research articles 2005-08-22
Aerie Networks buys Ricochet network in bargain-basement deal.
While most companies are scrounging for capital to cover their most basic needs, those that have a little money to spare are snatching up infrastructure and other assets at bargain basement prices. Aerie Networks Inc., a privately held broadba ...
Tags: network
Research articles 2001-11-12
Orange County, Calif., Residents Look for Bargains as Gas Prices Climb.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Mar. 16--Orange County motorists have started bargain hunting. Mar. 16--Orange County motorists have started bargain hunting.
Tags: Orange PCS
Research articles 2000-03-17
Flying The Bankrupt Skies?: 7 Tips
Flying on a bankrupt airline can be a headache. The service might be awful, your schedule might change, and there's even a chance that the airline will stop flying entirely. But there's an up-side to all of this: the deals. Troubled airlines are desperate for your business, and are willing...
Tags: Litigation, Bargain, Airline, Business Operations
White papers
Analysts Warn Against Tech-Stock Bargain Hunting after Nasdaq Decline.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Apr. 4--Bargain-hunting usually follows a steep plunge in stock prices. But many analysts warn against early shopping among technology stocks despite the Microsoft-led damage in that sector Monday. Apr. 4--Bargain-hunting usually follows a steep plunge in stock prices. But many analysts warn against early...
Tags: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
Research articles 2000-04-03
Bargain IPO for Phoenix.
Phoenix, the US-based life assurance and wealth management firm, looks set to be priced at a bargain basement level to ensure that its demutualisation and market float go successfully. Phoenix, the US-based life assurance and wealth management firm, looks set to be priced at...
Tags: IPO, Phoenix Technologies
Research articles 2001-06-04
GTE Responds to PrimeCo with Bargain Cellular Package in Virginia.(Originated from Daily Press, Newport News, Va.)
Nov. 15--PrimeCo Personal Communications on Wednesday introduced the digital phone service it says will revolutionize the wireless industry, and GTE Mobilnet responded with a bargain package for the cellular product it says won't fade away. PrimeC Nov. 15--PrimeCo Personal Communications on Wednesday introduced...
Tags: digital phone
Research articles 1996-11-15
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