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bargain hunter

, bare-' knuckle (also ,bare-¹ knuckled) adj. [only before noun] (of a boxer or boxing match fcfcaSf)

without gloves

barely /'beali; NAmE 'berli/ adv. 1 in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty 4X IX; W\ PM; M ‘jS Rj Its: The music was barely audible, if 9k r M ■?§ f£ Q/f J& ₀

o She was barely able to stand. M M H ^ yl ₆ 0 We barely had time to catch the train. 3$ tf] H h ^ ^ ₀

2 in a way that almost does not happen or exist Jl ^sf- 7; /l 7 W: She barely acknowledged his presence.

fcfeRS&i&M'ffelTTo 0 There was barely any smell. /17^if o 3 just; certainly not more than

(a particular amount, age, time, etc.) P<}iJ£jF; ( 7

7$tH\ BlM# ) : Barely 50% of the population

voted. jXW 50% fHj AS® ₀ <> He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company. ftfeRif 20 £, £P <> They arrived barely a minute later. 7t77:£iJ 7)7Mlt!i fl fc I!j 7 ₀ 4 only a very short time before PM 7; PM PM: I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me. ft PM PM ff #r ifr iS, it M IT if 7 ft_a o note at hardly

barf /ba:f; NAmE ba:rf/ verb [V] [NAmE, informal) to vomit H|xn± ► barf noun [U]

barfly /'baiflai; NAmE 'ba:r-/ noun {pi. -ies) (informal) a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars ^PE

bar gain 0*w /'baigan; NAmE 'bcurgan/ noun, verb « noun 1 a thing bought for less than the usual price Mjft pp ; jflTt I*!*: I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. $iMtfr$|B]^7 0 The car

was a bargain at that price. o

bargain prices Miit 2 ~ (with sb) an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do sth for each other : He and his partner had made a bargain to tell each other everything, jtfe Ifl 4tk 65 'a ik A , WTL ilfg J,, $ o o I’ve done what I promised and I

expect you to keep your side of the bargain (= do what you agreed in return). ft B *£ JB. ^, #M ffc•& MW iX_Q o Finally the two sides struck a bargain (= reached an agreement). 35XXjf H^j£j$;7 IB1B1 into the

bargain (BrE) {NAmE also in the 'bargain) (used to emphasize an extra piece of information 3® jjf (ft fill.) also; as well Mil; ■&: Volunteers learn a

lot and enjoy themselves into the bargain.

—more at hard adj.,

STRIKE V.

■ verb [V] ~ (with sb) (about/over/for sth) to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with sb in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable ( ) itffrTEtfh Milfrfl

Pin negotiate : He said he wasn’t prepared to

bargain. o In the market dealers

were bargaining with growers over the price of coffee.

iii:i:M .bargain sth~a'way to give sth away and not get sth of equal value in return ; VftM:

They felt that their leaders had bargained away their freedom. Mm^Mi ift^AWffi^MI ift £ E»7£ J|₀ 'bargain for/on sth (usually in negative sentences ii # 7 ^ M) to expect sth to happen and be

prepared for it M 71f!l; 14 M M : We hadn’t bargained

for this sudden change in the weather, ft if] ift Tf M14 T'J Tl # (ft A H 31 ^ o 0 When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected). 714mW " MW

^WlnJSo 0 [+ -ing] I didn’t bargain on finding them here as well, ft jft $| ILiS 3\ ill ₀ 0 I hadn’t

bargained on them being here.

.bargain 'basement noun a part of a large shop/ store, usually in the floor below street level, where goods are sold at reduced prices ( M4^(ft ) iSiBP: bargain-basement prices 'bargain hunter noun a person who is looking for goods that are good value for money, usually because they are being sold at prices that are lower than usual Mjfrnp® 7#; ► 'bargain hunting

noun [U]