Skip to main content
to renegotiate

to renegotiate

45 5.6
To talk with someone to change the terms of an agreement
  • verb
  • /ˌriːnɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt/
translation icon : renegociar
  • But many buyers like this will use the inspections as a way to renegotiate the deal.
  • renegotiate the contract
  • renegotiate the terms
  • renegotiate an agreement

Where's your practice time to renegotiate that credit card bill?

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • We should withdraw from the deal, we should reinstate sanctions, and we should renegotiate a better deal.

  • In January 1953, the United States and Indonesia renegotiated an existing TCA deal that effectively ended all military aid.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And then I love to renegotiate the deal and say, OK, how about this?

  • So we were able to renegotiate quickly more than most groups.

  • Now they want to renegotiate the contract.

  • It's always been our business policy to never, ever renegotiate the deal.

  • But I'm gonna need to renegotiate the terms of our deal.

  • Everybody's got to renegotiate, and that means you too.

  • The company decided to renegotiate the terms of their contract to ensure a better deal.

  • After months of discussions, they finally agreed to renegotiate the business partnership arrangement.

Synonyms

to negotiate
vsto renegotiate
  • Formal
801 3.7

Try to reach an agreement by talking, often about business terms

is focused on changing terms of an existing agreement rather than forming one
to cut a deal
vsto renegotiate
  • Informal
94 3.5

Make an agreement after talking, often in business or politics

is about altering the terms of an already made agreement rather than reaching one
to retrade
vsto renegotiate
  • Jargon
8.7

To try to change the agreed price or terms after a deal

is used to discuss and change terms at any stage
to recontract
vsto renegotiate
  • Formal
6.8

To make a new agreement after a previous one ends

is about modifying terms of an ongoing agreement rather than making a new contract

How Extensive

to overhaul
35 4.6
to renegotiate
45 5.6
to modify
268 3.2
to adjust
317 2.7
to clarify
248 3.3

Surface Forms

renegotiate infinitive
renegotiated past participle
renegotiating present participle
renegotiates third person singular

Morphology

renegotiate = negotiate (transparent) = re + negotiate

Adding 're-' to 'negotiate' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'negotiate again' or 'negotiate anew to change the terms'.

Etymology

The word renegotiate combines re- 'again' and negotiate 'to talk over a deal'. So, to renegotiate is to talk about an agreement again, usually to 'change the terms'.