Look up: negotiate

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   negotiate
   [Verb] To reach an agreement or settle a business matter by talking with another person or group of people.
   Example: The unions were hoping to negotiate a settlement with the employers.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Negotiate
   Ne·go'ti·ate intransitive verb [ Latin negotiatus , past participle of negotiari , from negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Confer Neglect .] 1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [ Obsolete] Hammond. 2. To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotia ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/11
   
   
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   Negotiate
   Ne·go'ti·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Negotiated ; present participle & verbal noun Negotiating .] 1. To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange. « Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago . ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/11
   
   
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   Negotiate
   • (v. i.) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences. • (v. i.) To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm. • ...
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   negotiate
   negotiate Literally, lack of leisure. (meaning is based on the saying: neg otium est, 'There is no leisure.').
   Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf