negotiable

American  

[ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl] / nɪˈgoʊ ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl /

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.

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noun

1. negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.

negotiable British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of negotiable

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

Example Sentences

Severance agreements are sometimes negotiable, she adds, so consider what your priorities would be.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What we want to be is consistent in our intensity. That’s not negotiable, our intensity.”

From Los Angeles Times

"But his management was just like, 'No, not even negotiable'."

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