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bargain (n.)[bargain 词源字典]: mid-14c., "business transaction or agreement," also "that which is acquired by bargaining," from Old French bargaine, from bargaignier (see bargain (v.)). Meaning "article priced for special sale" is from 1899. A bargain basement (1899) originally was a basement floor in a store where bargains were displayed.[bargain etymology, bargain origin, 英语词源]
overprice (v.): "to price (something) excessively high," c. 1600, from over- + price (v.). Related: Overpriced; overpricing.
price (v.): "to set the price of," late 14c., from price (n.) or from Old French prisier, variant of preisier "to value, estimate; to praise." Related: Priced; pricing.