Negotiation
/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of achieving agreement through discussion. countable, uncountable
"The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation."
- 2 the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms wordnet
- 3 a discussion intended to produce an agreement wordnet
Example
More examples"Far from being a failure, our negotiation was a great success."
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.