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negotiate

ne·go·tiate

UK/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ US/nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

discuss the terms of an arrangement

  • “They negotiated the sale of the house”
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Origin

c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).

Phrases

  • negotiating table

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