negotiable
2
6.8
- adjective
- /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbl/
- Specialized
:
negociable
- Ten million in negotiable U.S. Treasury certificates, in bearer form, coupons attached.
- negotiable instrument
- negotiable bonds
- negotiable securities
Would you consider something like PayPal or Venmo like a negotiable order?
- Would you consider something like PayPal or Venmo like a negotiable order?
Examples
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A hundred grand in negotiable bearer bonds.
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Cash and negotiable bonds of all kinds.
Fiction book (1996) -
I got 25 thousand in cash and negotiable securities in here.
Fiction book (1994) -
The L is a negotiable instrument representing the title for the cargo.
Academic text (2017) -
There are two types: negotiable and non-negotiable.
Blog text (6) -
The terms, gentlemen, were $100 million in negotiable bearer bonds from each of you.
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Contains 80 x $20,000 negotiable Treasury Certificates.
Fiction book (1995) -
And thus it was that the Foundation was established on April 18, 1905, with a $10 million endowment made up of negotiable U.S. Steel bonds.
Academic text (2005) -
The promissory note he signed was negotiable, allowing him to transfer the right to collect payment to someone else.
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Investors often look for negotiable securities that can be easily bought or sold in the market.
Synonyms
8
3.9
Able to be given to another person, for example a ticket
3
3.7
Can be bought or sold
1
6.9
Can be transferred by law to another person
The law allows someone to give something they own to another person
A thing an owner can legally sell or give to another person
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.0
A written paper that promises payment of a certain amount to a named person or the holder when due
How Negotiable
- Specialized
2
6.8
25
3.8
8
3.9
18
3.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Negotiable comes from Latin negotium 'business' and negotiare 'to do business', and in law it came to mean papers that can be used in business. So a negotiable document can be passed on to someone else and its rights move with it.