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Meaning of 'negotiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Negotiate [ v. i.]
- To transact business; to carry on trade.
- To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.
- To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.
- To intrigue; to scheme.
2 . Negotiate [ v. t.]
- To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.
- To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.

Meaning of 'negotiate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . negotiate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- succeed in passing through, around, or over
Example in sentence:
  • The hiker negociated the high mountain pass
Meaning (2):
- discuss the terms of an arrangement
Example in sentence:
  • They negotiated the sale of the house

Nearby Words:

negation negative negatived negatively negativeness negativing negativity negatory neginoth neglect

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