negotiation
English
Alternative forms
- negociation (obsolete)
Etymology
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
- (US) IPA(key): /nɨˌɡowʃiˈejʃn̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)
- The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
Hyponyms
- content negotiation (Web)
Related terms
Translations
process of achieving agreement
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See also
Further reading
- negotiation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- negotiation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- negotiation in The Negotiation Experts, 1996
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