negotiation

Pronunciation: /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a discussion intended to produce an agreement
  2. noun the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dialogue, talks

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
discussion
Narrower (hyponyms)
mediation, horse trading, collective bargaining, diplomacy, parley, bargaining

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