Negotiation Meaning

/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
B1

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nounThe process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Far from being a failure, our negotiation was a great success.
We want to break off this negotiation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The difficult ____ resulted in a new contract after weeks of talks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After hours of intense ____, the two countries finally reached a peace agreement.

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”). By surface analysis, negotiate + -ion.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The difficult ____ resulted in a new contract after weeks of talks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After hours of intense ____, the two countries finally reached a peace agreement.

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