0 present participle of negotiate
1 to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
I'm negotiating for a new contract.
I've managed to negotiate (= get by discussion) a five percent pay increase with my boss.
3 to get or give an amount of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value
Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists.
The police negotiated with the gunman through an intermediary.
We need someone who is practised at negotiating business deals.
He spent ages negotiating for a pay increase, only to resign from his job soon after he'd received it.
After negotiating, the participating states pass identical legislation signifying their agreement on the compact's terms, purposes, and policies.
Under the wife's feet : negotiating gender division in early retirement.
But it also reflected the fact that the customary verbal means of negotiating contracts, wages and conditions at the hirings continued to offer material rewards.
