bargain vs dear

bargain

noun
  • An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. 

  • An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price 

  • A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase. 

  • An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. 

  • The thing stipulated or purchased. 

verb
  • To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade 

  • To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate 

dear

noun
  • An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife. 

  • A beloved person. 

  • A very kind, loving person. 

  • An elderly person, especially a woman. 

adj
  • A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc. 

  • Loving, affectionate, heartfelt 

  • Loved; lovable. 

  • Precious to or greatly valued by someone. 

  • An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior. 

  • Lovely; kind. 

  • A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly. 

  • High in price; expensive. 

  • Severe, or severely affected; sore. 

adv
  • Dearly; at a high price. 

How often have the words bargain and dear occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )