negotiation
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negotiation
- /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /nɪˌɡoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /nəˌɡoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
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.
noun negotiations · negociation
- The process of achieving agreement through discussion. The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: talks, negotiate, negotiator, mediation, conciliation, agreement, bargaining, dealings, dealing, bargain, consultation, consultative, broker, brokering, trading, deal
Translations
Every language
noun process of achieving agreement
| Español | negociación, tratativa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교섭 gyoseop, 협상 hyeopsang |
| 日本語 | 交渉 kōshō |
| 中文 | 談判 /谈判 tánpàn, 交涉 jiāoshè |
| हिन्दी | बातचीत bātcīt, परक्रामण parakrāmaṇ, संधिवार्ता sandhivārtā |
| Português | negociação |
| Français | négociation |
| Deutsch | Verhandlung |
| Italiano | negoziato, negoziazione |
| Ελληνικά | παζάρεμα pazárema, διαπραγμάτευση diapragmátefsi |
| Română | negociere |
| Русский | перегово́ры peregovóry |
| Tiếng Việt | sự đàm phán |
| العربية | مُفَاوَضَات mufāwaḍāt, مُذَاكَرَات muḏākarāt, تَفَاوُض tafāwuḍ, مُبَاحَثَات mubāḥaṯāt |
| עברית | מַשָּׂא וּמַתָּן masá umatán |
Talk about this word "negotiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/negotiation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. negotiation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/negotiation "negotiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/negotiation.Cite this
@misc{negotiation_2026,
title = {negotiation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negotiation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
