formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreementpeace/trade/wage, etc. negotiationsThey begin another round of negotiations today.to enter into/open/conduct negotiations with somebodyThe rent is a matter for negotiation between the landlord and the tenant.A contract is prepared in negotiation with our clients.The issue is still under negotiation.The price is generally open to negotiation.Wordfinderdealacquisition,bid,broker,contract,deal,merger,negotiation,offer,proposal,takeoverinternationalOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivelengthy,protracted,ongoing,…verb + negotiationenter into,open,start,…negotiation + verbtake place,begin,start,…negotiation + nounprocess,skills,table,…prepositionby negotiation,in negotiation (with),through negotiation,…phrasesa basis for negotiation,a matter for negotiation,months, years, etc. of negotiation,…Seefull entrySee related entries:International relations,Business deals,Peacekeeping,TerrorismWord Originlate 15th cent. (denoting an act of dealing with another person): from Latin negotiatio(n-), from the verb negotiari, from negotium ‘business’, from neg- ‘not’ + otium ‘leisure’.Extra examplesCompromise is reached by a process of negotiation.Contracts are under negotiation.It’s time for some serious negotiation.Leading those negotiations is Senator Susan Collins of Maine.Negotiations continued all day to avert a strike.Negotiations were conducted in secret.Rents are agreed by negotiation.She is in negotiation with other heads of state on the question of oil prices.The alliance is the product of months of negotiation between the two parties.The final price is open to negotiation.The problem is not the negotiations for a contract.The problem should be resolved through negotiation.There is considerable room for negotiation on some of the details.They signed the treaty after several years of negotiation.They wanted to bring the conflicting parties back to the negotiation table.Union negotiations take place behind closed doors.international negotiations on reducing carbon emissionsnegotiations over the number of houses to be builtnegotiations with the other sidethe negotiation of a new contractThe issue is still under negotiation.The rent is a matter for negotiation between the landlord and tenant.peace/trade/wage negotiations
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