negotiation
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- negociation (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (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
[edit]negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)
- The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
- The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.
- The two parties entered into negotiations about the merger.
Hyponyms
[edit]- content negotiation (Web)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]process of achieving agreement
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
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