Definition: 1. Discuss the terms of an arrangement. 2. To try to reach an agreement by formal discussion. 3. To successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route.
Use 'negotiate' in a sentence:
1. He has, in a sense, been given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
2. The driver failed to negotiate a bend and ran into a tree.
3. The Negotiating Bank is authorized to negotiate the usance drafts at sight for the face amount.
4. You have to negotiate with the locals to get better prices to buy what you need.
5. Participating in extra-curricular activities enables us to learn to negotiate and cooperate with fellow students.
6. We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.
7. Will this small car negotiate that steep hill?
8. Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.
9. The foreign minister said:"We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but will never negotiate with criminals."
10. The local government and the army negotiated a truce.
11. The President wants to squelch any perception that the meeting is an attempt to negotiate.
12. They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms.
13. He has insisted that his organization will not negotiate with the government.
14. A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.
15. He said the president had the full backing of his government to negotiate a deal.
16. It may also take time to negotiate for the space for a specific outdoor advertising location, to print the posters, or to paint the board.
17. It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the Democrats.
18. As to the attendance time, I have to negotiate it with my present superior.
19. Attempts to negotiate peace ended in armed revolt.
20. We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages.
21. We'll leave you to negotiate with them.
22. The party in office has to negotiate with the parties out of office over this proposal.
23. France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
24. Production following products are welcome to the Division I contact manufacturers and negotiate distribution business.
25. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
26. I'll negotiate with their coach on the date of the match.
27. I managed to negotiate successfully with the authorities.
28. It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats.
29. he President ought to seize this opportunity to make his peace with political parties and negotiate a speedy return to democracy.
30. It is hard to negotiate with a fellow lawmaker if the next minute you walk out on the steps and call [him] a weasel.
31. It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints influence wage increases.
32. In Type 3 situations, there are few alternatives, but the ability to switch without difficulty creates a threat that companies can use to negotiate concessions from existing suppliers.
33. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
34. The president also called on nations to redouble their efforts to negotiate an international trade agreement.
35. Either way, one benefit of a "national" organization would be to negotiate better prices, if possible, with drug manufacturers.
36. Instead of having one province or a series of hospitals within a province negotiate a price for a given drug on the provincial list, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of all provinces.
37. I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop.
38. The House bill would authorize the secretary of health and human services to negotiate drug prices in Medicare and Medicaid.
39. The US administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war.
40. Travel all around China and negotiate with suppliers.
41. The South African president has negotiated an end to white-minority rule.
42. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force.
43. I welcome the Secretary to negotiate business!
44. Strike action should be regarded as a last resort , when all attempts to negotiate have failed.
45. The one in the House bill would have to negotiate rates with providers, rather than using Medicare rates, as many reformers wanted.
46. "Children have to learn to negotiate with the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries," White says.
47. We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we'll never negotiate with criminals.
48. I negotiated my way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars.
49. Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed.
50. The continued proliferation of banks made it easier for those without cash to negotiate loans in paper money.
51. We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.
52. You're in a strong position to negotiate a deal.
53. They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
54. The climbers had to negotiate a steep rock face.
55. Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.
56. They refused to negotiate unless three preliminary requirements were met.
57. The government will not negotiate with terrorists.
58. There will come a time when they will have to negotiate.
59. It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists.
