negotiation
Sayni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn/nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/UK/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Pluralnegotiations
- 1The process of reaching an agreement through discussion between two or more parties.
Like haggling at a market, where each side adjusts its offer until they settle on a price both can accept.
Securing the merger required months of careful negotiation between both boards.
A tense hostage standoff demands patient negotiation rather than force.
Similardiscussion, bargaining, talks, dialogue
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Origin
This word was borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio ("the carrying on of business, a wholesale business"), from negotiari ("to carry on business").