negotiation

Pronunciation: /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

The English word “negotiation” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”). By surface analysis, negotiate + -ion.

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