Betekenis van negotiation In het Nederlands

• 0 the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves:

  • The agreement was reached after a series of difficult negotiations.

  • The exact details of the agreement are still under negotiation.

  • Negotiation for the pay increase is likely to take several weeks.

• 1 the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement, or the discussions themselves:

  • [ C usually pl ] Negotiations remained at a standstill.

• 2 a formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement:

  • begin/enter into/be in negotiations (with someone) The board is certainly willing to enter into negotiations to find common ground, he said.

  • The company is starting a new round of negotiations with its main workforce.

  • budget/contract negotiations

  • There was little room for negotiation.

• 3 able to be discussed and changed by people who are trying to reach an agreement:

  • The terms of the contract are still open to negotiation.

• 4 in the process of being discussed by people who are trying to reach an agreement:

  • The revised contract has been under negotiation for several months.

• 5 the process of changing a cheque into money:

  • Payment by negotiation can only be used if the draft or cheque is in the local currency of the country on which it is drawn.

  • a negotiation fee

• 6 the process of changing the legal owner of a cheque, a bill of exchange, etc.:

  • The transfer of a cheque by negotiation is a transfer from the holder to another person.