renegotiate

[ree-ni-goh-shee-eyt]

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

to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
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), re·ne·go·ti·at·ed, re·ne·go·ti·at·ing.

to negotiate anew.
to reexamine the costs and profits involved in a government contract for adjustment purposes.

Origin of renegotiate

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + negotiate

Related formsre·ne·go·ti·a·ble

[ree-ni-goh-shee-uh-buh l, -shuh-buh l] /ˌri nɪˈgoʊ ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl/, adjectivere·ne·go·ti·a·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for renegotiate

Contemporary Examples of renegotiate

For good measure, Obama added that, “I will make sure that we renegotiate, in the same way that Senator Clinton talked about.”
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Lloyd Green
January 27, 2014
The baker's union took a lot of heat for refusing to renegotiate its contracts, even as the company was obviously teetering.
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Megan McArdle
January 29, 2013
Perhaps at the same time, the Brotherhood could be called on its desire to renegotiate the peace treaty.
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Nathan J. Brown
July 20, 2012
This time around, in a bid to catch up, both the main parties have pledged to renegotiate parts of the austerity agreements, too.
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Louise Armitstead
June 13, 2012
But this summer, Assange—who is on bail in Britain—says he attempted to renegotiate the contract and set a new deadline.
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September 22, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for renegotiate

renegotiate

verb

to negotiate again in order to alter or change previously agreed terms

Derived Formsrenegotiation, noun

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Word Origin and History for renegotiate

1934, from re- "again" + negotiate. Related: Renegotiated; renegotiating.