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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It has been widely reported that JioStar was seeking to renegotiate, external its $3bn broadcast rights contract with the International Cricket Council for 2024-2027 due to financial losses.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows - or renegotiate their contracts.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
And if it was successful, we could renegotiate for another 10 or 15 years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Venezuela doesn’t just need to renegotiate its debts, it needs to rebuild trust.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
There was no way, however, that Snuffy Ledoux wanted to renegotiate that contract.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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
The AI firm has come through a number of challenges in the past year, including the rise of rival Anthropic and a renegotiated relationship with Microsoft.
From Barron's ● May 19, 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
The government renegotiated its public debt in 2005 and paid off its remaining obligations to the IMF in early 2006.
From The 2007 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
Most used several tactics to offset the added cost, including renegotiating contracts with their suppliers and absorbing some of the increase, as well as raising product prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
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
Those windfall profits were partly the result of high inflation, but Ofgem said that renegotiating price controls would bring extra costs to consumers that would outweigh the benefits.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
Giddy, renegotiating the meaning of intimacy among friends can be so soothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
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