English → Latin
“bargain” in Latin
pangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts ofpactiōThe act of agreeing or covenanting; an agreement, covenant, contract, bargain, pact, treaty, truce.; A corrupt bargaininbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefulrecēdōto go away, withdraw, retire, depart from a place; to abandon a thing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bargain
pactum: pactio: to make a bargain with anybody, pacisci cum aliquo; pactionem facere, or conficere cumaliquo: to make a good bargain (= purchase), bene or recte emere: to make a bad bargain, male emere: to give into the bargain, gratis addere: not to stick to one’s bargain, ab emtione abire or recedere (Ulp., Dig., 2, 14, 7, § 6): to be a good hand at a bargain, ad suum questum callere.
bargain v.
pacisci cum aliquo; pactionem facere, or conficere cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bargain?
- The usual Latin words for “bargain” are pangō, pactiō, bonus; also recēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.