negotiate
Work toward agreement
Negotiate means to discuss terms in order to reach an agreement.
Parties negotiate contracts, treaties, salaries, and disputes: We negotiated a better price.
The word implies back-and-forth exchange, with each side adjusting positions.
Negotiate also means to successfully navigate an obstacle or difficulty: The driver negotiated the hairpin turns carefully.
Dispute price persistently
- discountReduced price offered
- offerProposal to provide
- priceMonetary value assigned
- bidOffer to purchase
counteroffer · markdown · wholesale · retail · barter · rebate · vendor · trade
Discuss or bestow
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- consultSeek expert guidance
- debateFormal argument on issues
- reasonBasis or justification
talk · parley · dialogue · conversation · back-and-forth · table · propose · counter
Binding pact between nations
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- bilateralInvolving two parties
multilateral · accord · protocol · alliance · delegation · consulate · embassy · statecraft
Settle as impartial judge
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
peacemaker · reconcile · broker · neutral · third-party · liaison · intercession · adjudicate
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- pressureForce upon contact
- bluffCalculated false front
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
brinkmanship · stalemate · deadlock · impasse · escalation · de-escalation · hardball · walkout
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- closingFinal stage of something
merger · acquisition · settlement · arrangement · commitment · ratification · signing · clause
Deliberate tactical movement
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- navigateGuide through terrain
- traverseMove across an area
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
bypass · handle · manage · tackle · overcome · surmount · hurdle · obstacle
Yielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
resolution · adjustment · mutual · accord · understanding · reconciliation · arrangement · moderation
haggle
Dispute price persistently
bid · counteroffer · markdown · wholesale · retail · barter · rebate · vendor · trade · auction
confer
Discuss or bestow
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- consultSeek expert guidance
- debateFormal argument on issues
reason · talk · parley · dialogue · conversation · back-and-forth · table · propose · counter · brainstorm
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
bilateral · multilateral · accord · protocol · alliance · delegation · consulate · embassy · statecraft · diplomat
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
facilitator · peacemaker · reconcile · broker · neutral · third-party · liaison · intercession · adjudicate · moderator
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
ultimatum · brinkmanship · stalemate · deadlock · impasse · escalation · de-escalation · hardball · walkout · concession
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
closing · merger · acquisition · settlement · arrangement · commitment · ratification · signing · clause · stipulation
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
clear · bypass · handle · manage · tackle · overcome · surmount · hurdle · obstacle · challenge
concession
Yielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
give-and-take · resolution · adjustment · mutual · accord · understanding · reconciliation · arrangement · moderation · flexibility
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, mediation, compromise, conciliation
- Hashing things outdebate, discuss, argue, settle, resolve
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- settle meaningsagree, compromise, reconcile, decide, determine
- pawnshopspawn shop, pawnshop, pawnbroker, pawn, pawning
- hostage negotiationsDialogue to release captives
- diplomatic negotiationOfficial discussion between nations
- negotiating tableForum for reaching agreement
- hostage negotiatorProfessional who parleys for captives
- trade negotiationTalks to set commerce terms
- peace negotiationsDiplomatic talks ending conflict
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