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BARGAIN
Definition of BARGAIN
noun
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German boragēn, borgēn (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow. Compare French barguigner and Portuguese barganhar.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BARGAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BARGAIN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABGINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BARGAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BARGAIN?
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