How to say "bargain" in Japanese

• 買い得かいどくCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers 'bargain' in the sense of a purchase that is good value for money; it emphasizes that you got more than you paid for. Typical in everyday talk about shopping and prices.
  このカーペットは実じつにお買い得かいどくだった。↗

  This carpet was a real bargain.
• バーゲンCommon
  nounRefers to a bargain in the sense of a sale or a discounted item bought at one, as in a store's bargain sale. For a bargain-hunting sense it often points to sale events rather than value in general.
• お買い得おかいどくCommon
  no-adjectiveThe polite (teineigo) counterpart of 買い得, describing something as a bargain or good buy. Common in advertising and polite store language, and it can also suggest a budget option.
• 掘り出し物ほりだしものCommon
  nounCovers 'bargain' as a lucky find: something unexpectedly good picked up cheaply. It carries the nuance of a hidden treasure discovered among ordinary goods, as when rummaging through a market or secondhand shop.
  私は先日せんじつそのお店みせですばらしい掘り出ほりだし物ものをした。↗

  I made a great find in the store the other day.
• 格安かくやすCommon
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveMatches 'bargain' only in the phrase 'bargain (price)': its core sense is very cheap or cut-price. When you mean a bargain in the sense of a good buy or a find, this is not really the word you want.
  何日なんにち前まえまでに予約よやくすれば格安かくやす料金りょうきんの対象たいしょうになりますか。↗

  How early do I have to make a reservation to qualify for the discount?

Use 「お買い得」 or 「買い得」 for a good buy, 「バーゲン」 for a sale event, 「掘り出し物」 for a lucky find, and 格安 when the emphasis is simply on a very low price.

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• 買い得かいどくbargain
• バーゲンbargain
• お買い得おかいどくbargain
• 掘り出し物ほりだしもの(lucky) find
• 格安かくやす(very) cheap
• 掛け合うかけあうto negotiate (with someone about)
• めっけもんbargain
• お得おとくbargain
• お値打ちおねうちbargain
• 値打ちねうちbargain
• 拾い物ひろいもの(lucky) find
• お勤めおつとめbargain
• 出物でものsecondhand article