negotiate

[ ni-goh-shee-eyt ]

/ nɪˈgoʊ ʃiˌeɪt /

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verb (used without object), ne·go·ti·at·ed, ne·go·ti·at·ing.

to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.

verb (used with object), ne·go·ti·at·ed, ne·go·ti·at·ing.

to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms: to negotiate a loan.

to manage; transact; conduct: He negotiated an important business deal.

to move through, around, or over in a satisfactory manner: to negotiate a difficult dance step without tripping: to negotiate sharp curves.

to transfer (a draft, promissory note, etc.) to a new owner by endorsement and delivery or by delivery.

OTHER WORDS FOR negotiate

5 convey, transmit, sign over.

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Origin of negotiate

1590–1600; <Latin negōtiātus (past participle of negōtiārī to trade), equivalent to negōti(um) business (neg- not + ōtium leisure) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM negotiate

ne·go·ti·a·tor, nounpre·ne·go·ti·ate, verb, pre·ne·go·ti·at·ed, pre·ne·go·ti·at·ing.un·ne·go·ti·at·ed, adjectivewell-ne·go·ti·at·ed, adjective

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How to use negotiate in a sentence

How long any animal successfully negotiates life is an indicator of overall fitness and gene quality, so in many species, the older an animal gets, the more attractive it becomes to the opposite sex.
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Thankfully, a Zambian with permanent residency in SA negotiates the costs down.
Crime, Corona, Copper and Trouble in Zambia|Eugene Robinson|October 30, 2020|Ozy
Ultimately the best thing would be to actually be able to agree with Apple, to be able to negotiate with them and be able to have the fruitful and functional business relationship that we have with others.
Why Nordic publishing giant Schibsted joined the coalition lobbying for Apple App Store ‘fairness’|Lara O'Reilly|October 29, 2020|Digiday
In a letter to Hogan, the nine Democratic lawmakers urged the Maryland Department of Transportation to negotiate with the private consortium, Purple Line Transit Partners, over hundreds of millions in unpaid cost overruns.
Maryland lawmakers write to Gov. Hogan with ‘deep’ concerns about fate of Purple Line|Katherine Shaver|October 28, 2020|Washington Post

Let your kids suggest how much they want to keep and how much they want to leave for the Switch Witch and negotiate from there.
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When it was all over, Protess had negotiated his retirement and left the school.
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President Theodore Roosevelt negotiated an end to the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War in 1906 after Japan won.
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The deal, negotiated by Russian experts from the Clinton and Bush administrations, makes sense.
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As a result, the temporary truce negotiated by the ICRC is uneasy and, at best, only partial.
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A little history on the SOFA: It was being negotiated after the surge had quelled daily violence to a considerable degree.
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Orders were then given to cease firing, and by one oʼclock the terms of capitulation were being negotiated.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
They negotiated with the owner, and after offering liberal inducements the building became their own.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
If they had only fought to acquire civil power—conquered to spread Christianity—negotiated to perpetuate peace.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
The second ledge was negotiated in the same fashion as the first.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
At this time, no Spanish securities had been negotiated in Lombard Street for years.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train

British Dictionary definitions for negotiate

negotiate

/ (nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb

to work or talk (with others) to achieve (a transaction, an agreement, etc)

(tr) to succeed in passing through, around, or overto negotiate a mountain pass

(tr) finance

to transfer (a negotiable commercial paper) by endorsement to another in return for value received
to sell (financial assets)
to arrange for (a loan)

Derived forms of negotiate

negotiator, noun

Word Origin for negotiate

C16: from Latin negōtiārī to do business, from negōtium business, from nec not + ōtium leisure

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