negotiation

B1 Topic:People & Society
US /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
noun Freq #10562

Meanings

  1. 1
    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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Forms negotiations

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.

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