negotiation
Americannoun
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mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement.
the negotiation of a treaty.
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the act or process of negotiating.
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an instance or the result of negotiating.
Other Word Forms
- nonnegotiation noun
- prenegotiation noun
- pronegotiation adjective
Etymology
Origin of negotiation
1570–80; < Latin negōtiātiōn- (stem of negōtiātiō ) a doing of business, equivalent to negōtiāt ( us ) ( negotiate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi joined the negotiations, a source close to the talks told AFP, with an Iranian state TV journalist also reporting he was attending.
From Barron's
They matter more where Holyrood arithmetic could force parties to make deals on pacts or coalitions, where manifestos, implying a mandate, form the basis for negotiations.
From BBC
Setting up the Yainyongo community forest required years of negotiations between communities and local landowners to define the boundaries of their respective concessions.
From Barron's
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday he had a "favourable outlook for the negotiations" that could finally "move beyond this 'neither war nor peace' situation".
From Barron's
“A breakdown in negotiations could precipitate flows into safe-haven assets like gold,” the CEO said.
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