negotiation
Syllables: ne·go·ti·a·tionUK/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən//nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
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negotiation noun: the process of achieving agreement through discussion.
Noun
negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)
- The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
- The specifics of the contract are still under negotiation.
- The two parties entered into negotiations about the merger.
negotiation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
negotiation in Hindi
- process of achieving agreement
- बातचीत bātcīt, परक्रामण parakrāmaṇ, संधिवार्ता sandhivārtā
negotiation in Tamil
- ஒப்பந்தப் பேச்சு, பேரப் பேச்சு, பேரம்பேசல்
negotiation in Urdu
- process of achieving agreement
- مُذاکَرَہ muzākara, مُذاکَرات muzākarāt, بات چِیت bāt cīt
negotiation in Bengali
- process of achieving agreement
- আলোচনা alōcona
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- negotiation in Telugu
- బేరం bēraṁ
- negotiation in Malayalam
- ഇടപാടുചെയ്യൽ, കൊടുക്കൽവാങ്ങൽ, മദ്ധ്യസ്ഥത സംസാരിക്കൽ, കൂടിയാലോചന
- negotiation in Kannada
- ಸಂಧಾನ, ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ, ಮಾತುಕತೆ
- negotiation in Punjabi
- ਸੌਦਾ saudā
- negotiation in Gujarati
- વાટાઘાટ vāṭāghāṭ
- negotiation in Pashto
- مذاکره mozākera
- negotiation in Arabic
- مُفَاوَضَات mufāwaḍāt, مُذَاكَرَات muḏākarāt, تَفَاوُض tafāwuḍ, مُبَاحَثَات mubāḥaṯāt
- negotiation in Malay
- rundingan
- negotiation in Indonesian
- negosiasi, perundingan
- negotiation in Thai
- การต่อรอง gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔng, การเจรจา gaan-jee-rá-jaa
- negotiation in Vietnamese
- sự đàm phán
- negotiation in Myanmar
- စေ့စပ်ရေး ce.cap-re:, ဆွေးနွေးပွဲ hcwe:nwe:pwai:
Examples of negotiation in a sentence
- The negotiations were driven to completion minutes before the final deadline.
- I met with them several times. The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.
- The secretary prevailed at the negotiations through the good offices of the Freedonian ambassador.
Forms of negotiation
| plural | negotiations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | negociation |
Origin of negotiation
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.
Words formed from negotiation
Phrases with negotiation
Words that rhyme with negotiation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about negotiation
- What does negotiation mean?
- Negotiation means the process of achieving agreement through discussion.
- What is negotiation in Hindi?
- Negotiation in Hindi is बातचीत (bātcīt), परक्रामण (parakrāmaṇ), संधिवार्ता (sandhivārtā). See Negotiation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is negotiation?
- Negotiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce negotiation?
- Negotiation is pronounced /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of negotiation?
- The plural of negotiation is negotiations.
Words near negotiation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: negotiation (page history and authors); negotiation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negotiation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negotiation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੌਦਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); વાટાઘાટ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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