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negotiate
[ ni-goh-shee-eyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
verb (used with object)
- to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
to negotiate a loan.
- to manage; transact; conduct:
He negotiated an important business deal.
- to move through, around, or over in a satisfactory manner:
to negotiate a difficult dance step without tripping: to negotiate sharp curves.
- to transfer (a draft, promissory note, etc.) to a new owner by endorsement and delivery or by delivery.
Synonyms: ,
negotiate
/ ɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌɪ /
verb
- to work or talk (with others) to achieve (a transaction, an agreement, etc)
- tr to succeed in passing through, around, or over
to negotiate a mountain pass
- tr finance
- to transfer (a negotiable commercial paper) by endorsement to another in return for value received
- to sell (financial assets)
- to arrange for (a loan)
Derived Forms
- Աˈdzپˌٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ա·t·tǰ noun
- n·t·ٱ verb prenegotiated prenegotiating
- ܲn·t·e adjective
- ɱ-Ա·t·e adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of negotiate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of negotiate1
Example Sentences
That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties.
“We don’t want to negotiate ourselves into a structural deficit,” Davenport said in an interview Monday.
Lan Quoc Nguyen, who’d been an attorney for only three years, got involved by “negotiating with city staff and police to allow the protesters to stay” around the store property for hours on end.
Monday, sparked by what they characterized as a failure by the county to fairly negotiate a new contract.
Another significant finance minister told me of his global counterparts that "no one was crawling to the Americans" given the unbeatable effectiveness of the US having to negotiate with its own bond market.
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