negotiation

CEFRB1

/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A discussion intended to reach an agreement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Examples

  • Far from being a failure, our negotiation was a great success.

  • We want to break off this negotiation.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • /nɪˌɡoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.

  • The two parties entered into negotiations about the merger.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The difficult blank resulted in a new contract after weeks of talks.

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Origin

noun

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.