negotiate

negotiate: negotiate ne‧go‧ti‧ate [nɪˈgəʊʆieɪt ǁ -ˈgoʊ-] verb

1. [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something in order to reach an agreement:

• Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.

• They negotiated a new contract with the sellers.

negotiate with

• The firm is negotiating with its creditors to restructure its debt.

— negotiator noun [countable] :

• a former U.S. trade negotiator

2. negotiate a loan to discuss with a bank or other organization that lends money the amount they will lend you, the rate of interest they will charge etc

3. [transitive] BANKING to exchange money or goods by using a document such as bill of exchange that allows you to do this

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negotiate UK US /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/ verb

► [I] MEETINGS to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach agreement: »The dealers who negotiate on behalf of clients are known as commodity brokers.
negotiate with sb/sth »The merger agreement requires that we don't negotiate with any other company.
negotiate for sth »He is negotiating for higher royalties from the record company.
negotiate on/over sth »Unions are negotiating over pensions.
negotiate to do sth »The company is negotiating to buy a multi-million dollar stake in one of the world's biggest oil fields.

► [T] MEETINGS to achieve, arrange, or agree to something by having formal discussions with someone: negotiate a contract/deal/settlement »The unions should take the opportunity to negotiate further pay deals as soon as possible.
negotiate a discount/fee/price »Retailers should be allowed to negotiate prices directly with producers.

► [T] BANKING, FINANCE to discuss the details of borrowing money from a bank, etc. such as how much they will lend you and what rate of interest you will pay: negotiate financing/a loan/a mortgage »The organization can negotiate a loan based on its assets and future contracts.

► [T] FINANCE, BANKING to get or give a sum of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value: negotiate a bill of exchange/a cheque »We can negotiate any single cheque up to the value of £2000.

► [T] to deal with something difficult: »The company has had some difficult problems to negotiate in its first year of business.

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Synonyms:

Treat, bargain, Treat for, arrange for, procure / Treat with, Pass, put into circulation, sell

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negotiate — ne·go·ti·ate /ni gō shē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to confer with another so as to settle some matter vt 1: to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise negotiate a contract 2 a: to transfer (as an instrument) to… … Law dictionary
negotiate — 1 parley, treat, *confer, commune, consult, advise 2 Negotiate, arrange, concert are comparable when they mean to bring about or accomplish by mutual agreement especially after discussion or parley. Negotiate and arrange both imply prior exchange … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Negotiate — Ne*go ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Negotiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Negotiating}.] 1. To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange. [1913 Webster] Constantinople had negotiated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Negotiate — Ne*go ti*ate, v. i. [L. negotiatus, p. p. of negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Cf. {Neglect}.] 1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat with another respecting purchase and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
negotiate — [v1] bargain, discuss accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms*, bury the hatchet*, come across with*, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal*, deal, debate,… … New thesaurus
negotiate — [ni gō′shē āt΄, ni gō′sēāt΄] vi. negotiated, negotiating [< L negotiatus, pp. of negotiari, to carry on business < negotium, business < neg , not (see NEGATION) + otium, ease] to confer, bargain, or discuss with a view to reaching… … English World dictionary
negotiate — (v.) to communicate in search of mutual agreement, 1590s, back formation from NEGOTIATION (Cf. negotiation), or else from L. negotiatus, pp. of negotiari. In the sense of tackle successfully (1862), it at first meant to clear on horseback a hedge … Etymology dictionary
negotiate — is one of Fowler s lost causes. In 1926 he strongly attacked its use in what he called ‘its improper sense’ of ‘tackle successfully’ as in negotiating bends, obstacles, etc., a use that is now well established … Modern English usage
negotiate — ► VERB 1) try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion. 2) obtain or bring about by negotiating. 3) find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult path). 4) transfer (a cheque, bill, etc.) to the legal ownership of another.… … English terms dictionary
negotiate — verb 1 try to reach an agreement ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ a carefully negotiated series of concessions ▪ successfully ▪ effectively ▪ individually … Collocations dictionary

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