negotiation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< French négociation < Latin negotiatio (“‘the carrying on of business, a wholesale business’”) < negotiari (“‘to carry on business’”); see negotiate.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

negotiation (plural negotiations)

1. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

[edit] Related terms

• negotiable
• negotiate
• negotiator

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[edit] See also

• arbitration

[edit] External links

• negotiation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• negotiation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911