negotiation

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
Formal discussion in which people try to reach an agreement.

The contract is still under negotiation.

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1 noun · formal discussion in which... talks

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successful negotiation
a discussion that achieves an agreement or another intended result

Adjective + noun

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.

négociation Middle French negotiatio Latin

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# negotiation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 10562

## Meanings
1. Formal discussion in which people try to reach an agreement.

## Examples
- The contract is still under negotiation.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: négociation
- Root: negotiatio

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Negotiation was 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. The historical chain includes Middle French négociation and Latin negotiatio. Modern senses include formal discussion in which people try to reach an agreement.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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