Negotiable Meaning
/nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be traversed; navigable.
adjAble to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
Sentence Examples
This is not negotiable.
Almonds are four thousand dinars a kilo and it's not negotiable.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The price of the used car is ____, so we can discuss a lower figure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The final price for the used car is ____ if you can pay in cash today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable From negotiate + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]"
— 2003, Daniel V. Davidson, Brenda E. Knowles, Lynn M. Forsythe, Business law: principles and cases in the legal environment, page 498:
"“It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said."
— 2007 August 26, Joyce Cohen, “No Longer Boxed In”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The price of the used car is ____, so we can discuss a lower figure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The final price for the used car is ____ if you can pay in cash today.