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negotiable
[ ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being negotiated:
a negotiable salary demand.
- (of bills, securities, etc.) transferable by delivery, with or without endorsement, according to the circumstances, the title passing to the transferee.
noun
- negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.
negotiable
/ nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl /
adjective
- able to be negotiated
- (of a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc) legally transferable in title from one party to another
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Derived Forms
- neˌgotiaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- ne·goti·a·bili·ty noun
- nonne·goti·a·bili·ty noun
- nonne·goti·a·ble adjective
- unne·goti·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of negotiable1
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Example Sentences
A stocking stuffed with $324,000 in easily negotiable $20 bills weighs 132 pounds.
Dalia recalls explaining to one venue “the girl thing” was non-negotiable.
But amid predictable allegations of fraud, the results, it would seem, have become negotiable.
I hope none of my sons want to play it when they get older, because the answer will always be a non-negotiable “no.”
I mean we are animals on the planet and the rules of engagement are non-negotiable.
A note that is payable on a contingency is not negotiable, and the happening of the event does not cure the defect.
Likewise a note which contains an order or promise to do any act in addition to the payment of money is not negotiable.
Every contract on a negotiable note is incomplete and revocable until its delivery.
The holder of a negotiable note may sue thereon in his own name; and payment to him in due course discharges it.
He can make and indorse negotiable paper that is used in connection with the business.
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