English > negotiate: 2 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | discuss the terms of an arrangement. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | Sam and Sue negotiate; Sam wants to negotiate with Sue |
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| Example | "They negotiated the sale of the house" |
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| Synonyms | negociate, talk terms |
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| Narrower | broker | act as a broker |
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| dicker, bargain | negotiate the terms of an exchange |
| intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate | Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| renegociate, renegotiate | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits / profits gained by the contractor |
| Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
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| Spanish | negociar |
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| Catalan | negociar |
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| Adjectives | negotiable | legally transferable to the ownership of another |
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| negotiable | able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise |
| Nouns | negotiation | a discussion intended to produce an agreement |
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| negotiator, negotiant | someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) |
