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negotiate

/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

Meanings
verb
To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

Examples :

"The students negotiated a later deadline for their project. "
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Related Words

Illustration landlord

landlord noun

/ˈlænd.lɔːd/ /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/

A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

"My landlord raised the rent for my apartment next month. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration deadline

deadline noun

/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/

A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

"I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"

Illustration computers

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

Illustration negotiated

negotiated verb

/nəˈɡoʊʃieɪtɪd/ /nəˈɡoʊsieɪtəd/

To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

"The students negotiated with the teacher for a later deadline on the assignment. "

Illustration although

although conjunction

/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ /ɑlˈðoʊ/

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

"Although it was very muddy, the football game went on."

Illustration negotiating

negotiating verb

/nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/ /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

"The landlord and the tenant are negotiating the rent for the apartment. "

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protocol noun

/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkoʊl/

The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.

"The protocol for the new student housing agreement clearly outlined the responsibilities of both the students and the university. "

Illustration original

original noun

/əˈɹɪdʒnəl/

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

"This manuscript is the original."

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agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

"to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement."

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transfer noun

/ˈtɹænzfɜː/ /tɹænzˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹænsfɝ/ /tɹænsˈfɝ/

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

"The transfer of the student to a different class was announced in a school memo. "