negotiation

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.

noun

  1. 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.

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