negotiate
verb
uk/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/ us [ I ] MEETINGS
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach agreement:
The dealers who negotiate on behalf of clients are known as commodity brokers.
negotiate with sb/sth The merger agreement requires that we don't negotiate with any other company.
negotiate for sth He is negotiating for higher royalties from the record company.
negotiate on/over sth Unions are negotiating over pensions.
negotiate to do sth The company is negotiating to buy a multi-million dollar stake in one of the world's biggest oil fields.
[ T ] MEETINGS
to achieve, arrange, or agree to something by having formal discussions with someone:
negotiate a contract/deal/settlement The unions should take the opportunity to negotiate further pay deals as soon as possible.
negotiate a discount/fee/price Retailers should be allowed to negotiate prices directly with producers.
[ T ] BANKING, FINANCE
to discuss the details of borrowing money from a bank, etc. such as how much they will lend you and what rate of interest you will pay:
negotiate financing/a loan/a mortgage The organization can negotiate a loan based on its assets and future contracts.
[ T ] FINANCE, BANKING
to get or give a sum of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value:
negotiate a bill of exchange/a cheque We can negotiate any single cheque up to the value of £2000.
[ T ]
to deal with something difficult:
The company has had some difficult problems to negotiate in its first year of business.