negotiate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.intr.

To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement: “It is difficult to negotiate where neither will trust” (Samuel Johnson).

v.tr.

1. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement: negotiate a contract.
2. 1. To transfer title to or ownership of (a promissory note, for example) to another party by delivery or by delivery and endorsement in return for value received.
   2. To sell or discount (assets or securities, for example).
3. 1. To succeed in going over or coping with: negotiate a sharp curve.
   2. To succeed in accomplishing or managing: negotiate a difficult musical passage.

[Latin negōtiārī, negōtiāt-, to transact business, from negōtium, business : neg-, not + ōtium, leisure.]

negotiator ne·go'ti·a'tor n.
negotiatory ne·go'tia·to'ry (-shə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -shē-ə-) adj.

verb

1. To argue about the terms, as of a sale: bargain, dicker, haggle, higgle, huckster, palter. See agree/disagree.
2. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning: arrange, conclude, fix, set¹, settle. See agree/disagree.
3. To pass by or over safely or successfully: clear, hurdle, surmount. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: traverse, cross
Antonyms: remain, stay

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v

To deal or bargain with another or others to bring about an agreement or settlement.

v. 1. try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others: his government's willingness to negotiate.

2. obtain or bring about by negotiating.

negotiator n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To conduct business transactions; to deal with another individual in regard to a purchase and sale; to bargain or trade. To conclude by way of agreement, bargain, or compact. To transfer a negotiable instrument, such as a promissory note, or other commercial paper.

IN BRIEF: To work out an agreement.

In the end, the pirates were unable to negotiate who got what treasure and fighting broke out amongst them.

Common misspelling(s) of negotiate

• negociate

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forhandle, bringe i stand, opnå ved forhandling, afslutte, afhænde
v. tr. - forhandle

idioms:

• negotiating table    forhandlingsbord

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderhandelen, bespreken, (af)sluiten, tot stand brengen, (voorzichtig) passeren, overdragen/ verzilveren (cheque etc.), obstakel overkomen

Français (French)
v. intr. - négocier (avec) (pour obtenir)
v. tr. - négocier, franchir (un obstacle), surmonter, résoudre, (Fin) négocier

idioms:

• negotiating table    table de négociations

Deutsch (German)
v. - verhandeln, überwinden, begeben, einlösen

idioms:

• negotiating table    Verhandlungstisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπραγματεύομαι, διαβαίνω, διασχίζω, ξεπερνώ (με επιτυχία), υπερπηδώ

idioms:

• negotiating table    τράπεζα διαπραγματεύσεων

Italiano (Italian)
negoziare

idioms:

• negotiating table    tavolo delle trattative

Português (Portuguese)
v. - negociar, parlamentar

idioms:

• negotiating table    mesa de negociação

Русский (Russian)
вести переговоры, договариваться

idioms:

• negotiating table    стол переговоров

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - negociar
v. tr. - negociar, gestionar, administrar, atravesar, saltar

idioms:

• negotiating table    mesa de negociaciones

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förhandla, göra upp, negociera, överlåta, sälja, klara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谈判, 洽谈, 协商, 谈妥, 处理, 转让

idioms:

• negotiating table    谈判桌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 談判, 洽談, 協商
v. tr. - 談妥, 處理, 轉讓

idioms:

• negotiating table    談判桌

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 협상하다
v. tr. - 협상하다, (어음)유통시키다, 뛰어넘다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 交渉する, 取り決める, 協定する, うまく切り抜ける, 譲渡する, 切り抜ける, 流通させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتفاوض, يفاوض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ניהל משא ומתן‬
v. tr. - ‮דן, ביצע, עבר, הסדיר, המיר בכסף‬

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