negotiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Pronunciation

/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nəˌɡoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-negotiation.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-negotiation.wav

Word forms

negotiation negotiations negociation

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.

Related words

Derived words

negotiationship negotiation table nonnegotiation prenegotiation pronegotiation renegotiation subnegotiation

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