negotiable

[ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being negotiated.

   a negotiable salary demand.

2. (of bills, securities, etc.) transferable by delivery, with or without endorsement, according to the circumstances, the title passing to the transferee.

noun

1. negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.

negotiable

/ nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be negotiated

2. (of a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc) legally transferable in title from one party to another

Other Word Forms

• negotiability noun
• nonnegotiability noun
• nonnegotiable adjective
• unnegotiable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of negotiable¹

First recorded in 1750–60; negoti(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

“By putting a price on our security concerns, we signal to China and our allies that American national security principles are negotiable for the right fee.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The enforcement of federal law is not negotiable and there are no sanctuaries from the reach of the federal government.”

From Los Angeles Times

The welfare reform plan to save £5bn a year by 2029-30 helped Chancellor Rachel Reeves meet her "non negotiable" borrowing rules.

From BBC

What’s not negotiable is the conveying of their connection, both as the best of friends and their proximity in UCLA’s batting order.

From Los Angeles Times

“We want to be abundantly clear: Safety is not negotiable,” Pasadena Unified School District Supt.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• debatable 
• transferable www.thesaurus.com