negotiation
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən//
- United Kingdom//nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən//
- Canada//nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən//
- Canada//nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən//
The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
noun
- 1
The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.
The two parties entered into negotiations about the merger.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”). By surface analysis, negotiate + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- negotiations
neglected · Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.negligence · The state of being negligent.negotiate · To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an…
negotiation · The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
negotiator · One who negotiates.negro · Relating to a black ethnicity.Negro · Pertaining to the panethnic or ethnolinguistic groups…