# negotiation

Pronunciation: say "ni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn" US /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, UK /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. The process of reaching an agreement through discussion between two or more parties.
   - Simple: The act of talking with others to reach an agreement everyone can accept.
   - _Securing the merger required months of careful negotiation between both boards._
   - _A tense hostage standoff demands patient negotiation rather than force._

## 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").

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