negotiate

verb

ne·go·ti·ate ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce negotiate (audio)

nonstandard

-sē-

negotiated; negotiating

intransitive verb

: to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter

Teachers are negotiating for higher salaries.

transitive verb

: to deal with (some matter or affair that requires ability for its successful handling) : manage

negotiated his business deals with remarkable skill

: to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise

negotiate a treaty

: to transfer (something, such as a bill of exchange) to another by delivery or endorsement (see endorse sense 1d)

: to convert into cash or the equivalent value

negotiate a check

: to successfully travel along or over

negotiate a turn

: complete, accomplish

negotiate the trip in two hours

negotiator

ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌā-tər How to pronounce negotiate (audio)

nonstandard -sē-

noun

negotiatory

ni-ˈgō-sh(ē-)ə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce negotiate (audio)

nonstandard

-sē-

adjective

Example Sentences

The customer wanted to negotiate over the price. She has good negotiating skills. We negotiated a fair price. The driver carefully negotiated the winding road.

Recent Examples on the Web Even if the United States managed to get Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to negotiate and come to an agreement, there will still be a terrorist organization controlling Gaza that vows to destroy Israel.

Dmitriy Shapiro, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Police said that an initial investigation by the Bristol Police Department’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team determined that the man failed to negotiate a curve and crashed while traveling eastbound on Redstone Hill Road.

Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2022 The families unsuccessfully pressed the Obama administration to negotiate with the Islamic State and pay ransoms for the release of the captives, as other countries did.

Adam Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The act gives Medicare the ability to negotiate with drugmakers for 10 drugs starting in 2026 and 20 by 2029.

Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 This helps to define negotiation goals: whether to have a dialogue or not; whether to negotiate for information or more time; and finally, whether to pay or not to pay.

Etay Maor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In June, the Bureau of Reclamation’s commissioner, Camille Calimlim Touton, had called on the seven states to negotiate and recommend much steeper cuts to maintain safe operations.

Henry Fountain, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 After the courts finally forced states, cities, towns and counties to share the water with tribes, settlements would take decades to negotiate and gain congressional approval.

AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription-drug prices and imposing a 1% tax on stock buybacks will also add revenue to the government’s budget in the next decade.

Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, past participle of negōtiārī "to do business, trade, deal," derivative of negōtium "work, business, difficulty, annoyance," from nec "not" + ōtium "free time, leisure, tranquility," of obscure origin — more at neglect entry 1

Note: The sense "to confer in order to arrive at a settlement" is probably based on Middle French negocier or Italian negoziare, which had developed this sense, not belonging to the Latin source, by the mid-16th century.

First Known Use

circa 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Legal Definition

negotiate

verb

ne·go·ti·ate ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce negotiate (audio)

negotiated; negotiating

intransitive verb

: to confer with another so as to settle some matter

transitive verb

: to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise

negotiate a contract

: to transfer (as an instrument) to another by delivery or endorsement

: to convert into cash or the equivalent value

negotiate a check

negotiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of negotiate

as in arranges

to bring about through discussion and compromise wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

arranges
discusses
concludes
bargains
concerts
haggles
deals
renegotiates
dickers
agrees
contracts
argues
covenants
talks
chaffers
settles (on or upon)
talks over
palters
hammers out
debates
horse-trades
reasons
works out
hashes (over)

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

manages
manipulates
handles
addresses
takes
treats
plays
maneuvers
swings
fields
pulls
hacks
regulates
steers
directs
finesses
comes to grips with
engineers
controls
contends (with)
copes (with)
has a grip on
grapples (with)
jockeys
guides
carries out
micromanages
gets off
brings off
runs
commands
carries off
reacts (to)
responds (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bungles
botches
mishandles
fumbles
messes (up)
muffs
goofs (up)
scamps
louses up
foozles

as in manipulates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

arranges
manipulates
engineers
manages
plots
contrives
maneuvers
finesses
concludes
finagles
wangles
frames
masterminds
conducts
machinates
schemes
directs
concocts
connives
handles
works out
intrigues
concerts
hatches
hammers out
brews
commands
captains
runs
compasses
quarterbacks
angles (for)
gerrymanders
cooks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

blows
mangles
bungles
mishandles
botches
fumbles
butchers
messes (up)
flubs
bobbles
gums (up)
muffs
louses up

as in deals

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate

Synonyms & Similar Words

deals
haggles
bickers
bargains
argues
clashes
dickers
buys
palters
wrangles
fights
chaffers
wheels and deals
barters
quarrels
horse-trades
exchanges
cuts a deal
trades
squabbles
peddles
purchases
hassles
quibbles
hawks
comparison shops
shops (around)

as in executes

to carry through (as a process) to completion scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer

Synonyms & Similar Words

executes
performs
accomplishes
achieves
fulfills
does
fulfils
makes
implements
prosecutes
commits
perpetrates
completes
realizes
carries out
goes through
finishes
pulls off
carries off
puts through
effectuates
brings off
attains
follows through (with)
effects
practices
compasses
reenacts
brings about
ends
repeats
actualizes
aces
nails
practises
winds up
reduplicates
engages (in)
works (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fails
skimps
slurs
slights

单词	negotiates
释义	negotiate verb ne·go·ti·ate ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt nonstandard -sē- negotiated; negotiating intransitive verb : to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter Teachers are negotiating for higher salaries. transitive verb 1 a : to deal with (some matter or affair that requires ability for its successful handling) : manage negotiated his business deals with remarkable skill b : to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise negotiate a treaty 2 a : to transfer (something, such as a bill of exchange) to another by delivery or endorsement (see endorse sense 1d) b : to convert into cash or the equivalent value negotiate a check 3 a : to successfully travel along or over negotiate a turn b : complete, accomplish negotiate the trip in two hours negotiator ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌā-tər nonstandard -sē- noun negotiatory ni-ˈgō-sh(ē-)ə-ˌtȯr-ē nonstandard -sē- adjective Did you know? The Controversial History of Negotiate Negotiate comes from Latin negōtiārī, meaning "to carry on business," and the word shares that meaning. In English, it can also mean "to successfully travel along or over." Synonyms arrange bargain concert conclude See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The customer wanted to negotiate over the price. She has good negotiating skills. We negotiated a fair price. The driver carefully negotiated the winding road. Recent Examples on the Web Even if the United States managed to get Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to negotiate and come to an agreement, there will still be a terrorist organization controlling Gaza that vows to destroy Israel. Dmitriy Shapiro, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Police said that an initial investigation by the Bristol Police Department’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team determined that the man failed to negotiate a curve and crashed while traveling eastbound on Redstone Hill Road. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2022 The families unsuccessfully pressed the Obama administration to negotiate with the Islamic State and pay ransoms for the release of the captives, as other countries did. Adam Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The act gives Medicare the ability to negotiate with drugmakers for 10 drugs starting in 2026 and 20 by 2029. Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 This helps to define negotiation goals: whether to have a dialogue or not; whether to negotiate for information or more time; and finally, whether to pay or not to pay. Etay Maor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In June, the Bureau of Reclamation’s commissioner, Camille Calimlim Touton, had called on the seven states to negotiate and recommend much steeper cuts to maintain safe operations. Henry Fountain, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 After the courts finally forced states, cities, towns and counties to share the water with tribes, settlements would take decades to negotiate and gain congressional approval. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription-drug prices and imposing a 1% tax on stock buybacks will also add revenue to the government’s budget in the next decade. Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, past participle of negōtiārī "to do business, trade, deal," derivative of negōtium "work, business, difficulty, annoyance," from nec "not" + ōtium "free time, leisure, tranquility," of obscure origin — more at neglect entry 1 Note: The sense "to confer in order to arrive at a settlement" is probably based on Middle French negocier or Italian negoziare, which had developed this sense, not belonging to the Latin source, by the mid-16th century. First Known Use circa 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Kids Definition negotiate verb ne·go·ti·ate ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt negotiated; negotiating 1 : to have a discussion with another in order to settle something We are willing to negotiate with the enemy for peace. 2 : to arrange for by discussing I'm trying to negotiate a loan. 3 : to be successful in getting around, through, or over Keep your hands on the steering wheel to negotiate a turn. Legal Definition negotiate verb ne·go·ti·ate ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt negotiated; negotiating intransitive verb : to confer with another so as to settle some matter transitive verb 1 : to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise negotiate a contract 2 a : to transfer (as an instrument) to another by delivery or endorsement b : to convert into cash or the equivalent value negotiate a check negotiates verb present tense third-person singular of negotiate 1 as in arranges to bring about through discussion and compromise wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance arranges discusses concludes bargains concerts haggles deals renegotiates dickers agrees contracts argues covenants talks chaffers settles (on or upon) talks over palters hammers out debates horse-trades reasons works out hashes (over) 2 as in manages to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers Synonyms & Similar Words manages manipulates handles addresses takes treats plays maneuvers swings fields pulls hacks regulates steers directs finesses comes to grips with engineers controls contends (with) copes (with) has a grip on grapples (with) jockeys guides carries out micromanages gets off brings off runs commands carries off reacts (to) responds (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms bungles botches mishandles fumbles messes (up) muffs goofs (up) scamps louses up foozles See More 3 as in manipulates to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls Synonyms & Similar Words arranges manipulates engineers manages plots contrives maneuvers finesses concludes finagles wangles frames masterminds conducts machinates schemes directs concocts connives handles works out intrigues concerts hatches hammers out brews commands captains runs compasses quarterbacks angles (for) gerrymanders cooks (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms blows mangles bungles mishandles botches fumbles butchers messes (up) flubs bobbles gums (up) muffs louses up See More 4 as in deals to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate Synonyms & Similar Words deals haggles bickers bargains argues clashes dickers buys palters wrangles fights chaffers wheels and deals barters quarrels horse-trades exchanges cuts a deal trades squabbles peddles purchases hassles quibbles hawks comparison shops shops (around) 5 as in executes to carry through (as a process) to completion scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer Synonyms & Similar Words executes performs accomplishes achieves fulfills does fulfils makes implements prosecutes commits perpetrates completes realizes carries out goes through finishes pulls off carries off puts through effectuates brings off attains follows through (with) effects practices compasses reenacts brings about ends repeats actualizes aces nails practises winds up reduplicates engages (in) works (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fails skimps slurs slights
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negotiate

verb

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