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.
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For example, an Indian garment exporter must actively tell a UK buyer that the import duty on shirts has fallen from 12% to zero and renegotiate prices or contracts accordingly.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They might also decide to walk away, or to renegotiate their contracts with Verra with better terms, he said.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The NFL does have the right to renegotiate with CBS before that opt-out due to the network’s transfer of ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
However, Barcelona are apparently unwilling to execute the transfer and are trying to renegotiate, potentially to sign Rashford next season on another loan deal.
From BBC ● May 11, 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
Indeed, if demand for memory should ebb before supply contracts expire, those will likely be renegotiated or extended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the time, Reeves insisted that these departmental spending settlements would not be renegotiated.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
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
The NFL prohibits renegotiating contracts after the regular season ends, a rule meant to limit teams from manipulating future cap charges once they know their final record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
Although the chain closed locations following its bankruptcy, it is renegotiating leases to close dozens more to reduce costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has expressed an interest in renegotiating sooner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 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
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