negotiable

Subject to bargaining

Negotiable describes something open to discussion or modification.

A negotiable price can be bargained down; negotiable terms in a contract can be adjusted before signing.

The salary is negotiable.

In finance, a negotiable instrument like a check or promissory note can be transferred to another party.

Non-negotiable means fixed or absolute: Safety standards are non-negotiable.

bargaining

haggle

Dispute price persistently

  • barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
  • dealAgreement or distribution
  • offerProposal to provide

counteroffer · bid · asking price · discount · concession · trade-off · give-and-take · compromise · settlement · agreement

financial

instrument

Device for specific tasks

bill of exchange · certificate · bearer · endorsement · transferable · assignable · liquid · bankable · redeemable · convertible

salary

compensation

Payment for services rendered

bonus · equity · stock options · signing bonus · relocation · vacation days · remote work · job offer · counteroffer · raise

adjustable

modifiable

Able to be changed

amendable · revisable · adaptable · flexible · customizable · configurable · tweakable · open-ended · conditional · provisional

diplomatic

treaty

Binding pact between nations

détente · peace talks · summit · mediation · arbitration · dialogue · resolution · reconciliation · entente · protocol

contracts

terms

Conditions of an agreement

provision · amendment · addendum · rider · contingency · escape clause · binding · enforceable · voiding · waiver

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flexibility/changeability

negotiablenon-negotiable

Cannot be altered

nonnegotiable · fixed · unnegotiable · inflexible · set in stone

passability/traversability

negotiableimpassable

Impossible to traverse

unpassable · blocked · obstructed · impassible · impenetrable

transferability (financial/legal)

negotiablenon-transferable

Cannot change hands

nontransferable · inalienable · unalienable · restricted · encumbered

Family

nonnegotiable, renegotiable, negotiability

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