negotiables

Items open for discussion

Items or terms that can be adjusted, traded, or compromised on during a discussion or deal.

In finance, negotiables are instruments like checks or bonds that can be transferred to another party.

More broadly, negotiables are the flexible points in any agreement: Let's separate the negotiables from the non-negotiables before we sit down with them.

contracts

terms

Conditions of an agreement

stipulations · concessions · amendments · modifications · compromises · counteroffers · proposals · demands · requirements · adjustments

finance

securities

Tradeable financial assets

checks · drafts · notes · bills · commodities · assets · holdings · paper · endorsements · promissory

workplace

salary

Fixed periodic employment payment

vacation · flextime · remote · bonuses · equity · relocation · title · responsibilities · severance · commission

relationships

boundaries

Lines marking separation

responsibilities · chores · finances · time · space · commitments · traditions · holidays · decisions · roles

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flexibility/mutability

negotiablesabsolutes

Unconditional, unqualified things

immovables · must-haves · red lines · bottom lines · givens

transferability (financial)

negotiablesfrozen accounts

Funds blocked from withdrawal

Family

negotiable, nonnegotiable

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