negotiate

[Ne*go·ti*ate]

To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.

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To transact business; to carry on trade.

Verb
discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"


v. i.
To transact business; to carry on trade.

v. i.
To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.

v. i.
To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.

v. i.
To intrigue; to scheme.

v. t.
To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.

v. t.
To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.


Negotiate

Ne*go"ti*ate , v. i. [L. negotiatus, p.p. of negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Cf. Neglect.] 1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond. 2. To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm. 3. To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.
He that negotiates between God and man Is God's ambassador.
4. To intrigue; to scheme. [Obs.] Bacon.

Negotiate

Ne*go"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Negotiated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Negotiating .] 1. To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.
Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago ... the most indispensable supplies.
2. To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.
The notes were not negotiated to them in the usual course of business or trade.

To transact business; to carry on trade.

To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.

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Usage Examples

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.

A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Only free men can negotiate prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug companies.

History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

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Other Usage Examples

If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.

It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives.

The fact is, I am in my third marriage and I do not believe in divorce. But I was half the problem, I guarantee you. More than half the problem. I couldn't negotiate with the other women.

Marriage: love, honor, and negotiate.

I was in the room with, you know, more than a dozen Republicans trying to negotiate the stimulus. Most of them decided the politics of the situation meant they should walk away, even if it wasn't responsible in terms of what our country needed right then.

Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era.

I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

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