to negotiate

Examples

• All

• We were at that restaurant to negotiate the sale of the drive.

  The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

• I was also able to negotiate no payments for three years.

• I was able to negotiate back the rights for TV show that I filmed some time ago.

• The importance of moving rapidly to negotiate a free trade agreement with Mexico is apparently not evident.

  Academic text (1990)

• Therefore, corporate management has recommended that the division managers negotiate transfer pricing terms.

  Academic text (1992)

• Mr. Powell has wasted no time in negotiating the sale of our property to our competitors.

  The Cure (2020)

• You see, his diplomatic contacts would have allowed me to negotiate the sale of the formula at my leisure without raising suspicion.

  The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)

• I'm at liberty to announce at this time that the deal between my firm... and the Manchester Cotton Company... has been successfully negotiated.

  Grand Hotel (1932)

• When the exhibition closed in 1925, the museum successfully negotiated with the Ogoga to acquire the work.

  Academic text (1998)

• Claremont negotiated a finder's fee for $300,000.

  Domino (2005)

Synonyms

T

to trade

vsto negotiate

588 1.0

To give something and get something else in return

is specific to selling or transferring financial instruments like checks and securities

Antonyms

H

to hold

∞ 1.3

To keep something for someone to use later

R

to retain

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

How Formal

to convey

• Formal

6 5.5

to assign

• Formal

7 6.3

to endorse

• Specialized

5 6.5

to negotiate

• Specialized

30 7.7

transfer

355 3.2

to sell

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology