bargain for
交渉する
解説 Definition
条件や価格について相手と話し合い、折り合いをつけようとする交渉の動作を指す。特にうまく引き出したい条件のために粘り強くやり取りする場面で使う。
To bargain for something means to negotiate in order to get a better price, agreement, or result. It is used in shopping, business, and other situations where people discuss terms. In some expressions, such as "more than you bargained for," it can also mean more than you expected.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bargain は「お買い得品」の意味で見かけることが多いので、まず核を「取引・値段の折り合い」と押さえると覚えやすいです。bargain for は for の後ろにある条件や利益を手に入れるために、相手と具体的に詰める感覚です。negotiate よりも価格・条件を行ったり来たりして粘る場面が浮かびやすく、bargain for a better price のような形で定着させると残ります。
Remember `bargain` from a good deal in a shop. As a verb, it keeps the idea of discussing terms until both sides accept them. `Bargain for a discount` or `bargain for better terms` are useful word pairs to fix it in memory.
例文
The suppliers bargained for better payment terms after the contract review.
契約内容を見直した後、仕入先は支払い条件の改善について交渉した。
We bargained for a discount before placing the large order.
大量発注する前に割引について交渉した。
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派生語
bargain for の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bargainは古フランス語bargaignier（取引する）を経てゲルマン語*borganjan（借りる・保証する）に遡る。forを伴い「～を求めて交渉する」の意。関連語：borrow（借りる、同じゲルマン語根）、gain（利益）。商取引の駆け引きが核心。
Bargain came into English through Old French bargaignier, meaning to trade or negotiate, and it may go back to a Germanic root connected with borrowing or making agreements. In bargain for, the idea is not just buying but negotiating in order to get something. From this trading sense, the phrase developed into expecting or allowing for something as part of the deal. Related words include borrow, and gain is also close in sense through trade and profit.
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