renegotiate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
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to reexamine (a government contract) with a view to eliminating or modifying those provisions found to represent excessive profits to the contractor.
verb (used without object)
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to negotiate anew.
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to reexamine the costs and profits involved in a government contract for adjustment purposes.
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Etymology
Origin of renegotiate
Explanation
To renegotiate is to go back to a previously settled agreement and discuss the details all over again. If you have to renegotiate the terms of your dog walking job, it may feel like you're starting from scratch. To negotiate is to bargain, confer, or compromise until you reach a deal with another person or group. When you renegotiate, you do it again. After you move into a new apartment and realize there's a loud music store downstairs, you might try to renegotiate your lease, asking your landlord to reduce your rent. And countries frequently renegotiate treaties, returning to haggle over details, making sure they benefit from the agreement.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. got the United Arab Emirates to agree to forgo making nuclear fuel with the caveat that if Washington afforded any neighbor more-generous terms, the U.A.E. could renegotiate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Villa would have preferred to keep Tielemans but could not afford to renegotiate his deal, which had two years left, before United triggered his £35m release clause.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hackman Capital is still trying to renegotiate its debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows - or renegotiate their contracts.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Cyclopes! I tell you, Stheno, when I destroy Neptune and take over the oceans, we will renegotiate the Cyclopes’ labor contract.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
But despite the size of its investment, the companies have renegotiated the terms of their partnership in the past few months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Brown said Su first offered him around $18,000 a month and a relocation fee, then “added a little” to the offer and suggested that terms could be renegotiated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Some of those loans were renegotiated while on the side of the road in India as it became clear that their money would run out, even if her energy levels didn't.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
She fulfilled one label contract, renegotiated another and proved herself marketable enough to the general public to make her follow-up album, 2024’s “Brat,” without interference.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
In early 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty to allow Bhutan greater autonomy in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate policy decisions in this area with New Delhi.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Indeed, in the period in between the opening ceremony at the Estadio Azteca, and the final in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, the three will be renegotiating the USMCA, the North American free trade area.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to take advantage of this dominance by renegotiating with the networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The EA said "renegotiating payments to taxi operators" was one of the savings measures it announced last month in an attempt to address its projected funding shortfall which is in the region of £300m.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Her country sends more than 80 percent of its exports to the United States, with which she is renegotiating a trade agreement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Giddy, renegotiating the meaning of intimacy among friends can be so soothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
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