negotiation

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English

Alternative forms

• negociation (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, /nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, /nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
• Hyphenation: ne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)

1. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Hyponyms

• content negotiation (Web)

Derived terms

• negotiation table

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Further reading

• “negotiation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “negotiation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• negotiation in The Negotiation Experts, 1996