Meaning of negotiation in English

negotiation

/nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ uk

/nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

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.

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The pending releases of the prisoners are meant to create a climate for negotiation.
The president is predisposed toward negotiation and favors a peaceful way of resolving the crisis.
The pay negotiations have reached a delicate stage.
What sort of line do you think we should take in the pay negotiations?
A halt to the fighting is a precondition for negotiations.

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(Definition of negotiation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

negotiation | Intermediate English

negotiation

noun [ C/U ]

/nɪˌɡoʊ·ʃiˈeɪ·ʃən/

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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.

(Definition of negotiation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

negotiation | Business English

negotiation

noun

/nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ us

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[ C, usually plural or U ]

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.

open to negotiation

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.

under negotiation

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.

[ U ] FINANCE, BANKING

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

[ U ] FINANCE

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.

(Definition of negotiation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of negotiation

negotiation

At the law firm, this warning was conveyed to me during my salary negotiation.

From The Atlantic

Since then, lawyers have struggled to find a basis on which to conduct settlement negotiations.

From Slate Magazine

It's ultimately going to take negotiations to resolve that.

From NPR

It designed its tools for entrepreneurs and angel investors to smooth the pitching and negotiation process.

From VentureBeat

There were negotiations going on between authorities and himself to see, you know, how that could be arranged or what they would actually be doing.

From NPR

Most opposition groups continue to demand his ouster before moving forward with negotiations.

From International Business Times

People are naturally interested in the progress of negotiations.

From Foreign Policy

Journalists aren't allowed in the rooms when negotiations are in session.

From WIRED

And the climate action pledges that came about as part of this negotiation process only are expected to limit warming to 2.7 degrees.

From CNN

Sometimes, negotiation hits a wall because of policies beyond both parties, like pay caps or tight budgets.

From Fast Company

Expect the speech simply to spawn additional debate and negotiation.

From Huffington Post

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Collocations with negotiation

negotiation

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accession negotiations

Table 3 displays the predicted probabilities for the completion of accession negotiations in the second stage.

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armistice negotiations

At the same time, he has been conducting delicate and difficult armistice negotiations in a glare of publicity.

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basis of negotiation

It is a hopeful sign that instead of the product-by-product basis of negotiation and argument, we shall be discussing the tariff reductions across the board.

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Translations of negotiation

in Chinese (Traditional)

談判，磋商，洽談…

Meaning of negotiation in English

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negotiation | Business English

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