Meanings
nounnegotiating table (plural negotiating tables)
plural negotiating tables
- singularusuallyA place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.
Synonyms: negotiation table
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.
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Origin
First known use 1950s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish neuvottelupöytä
- neuvottelupöytäplace for negotiations
French table des négociations
- table des négociationsplace for negotiations
German Verhandlungstisch
- Verhandlungstischplace for negotiations
Hungarian tárgyalóasztal
- tárgyalóasztalplace for negotiations
Norwegian Bokmål forhandlingsbord
- forhandlingsbordplace for negotiations
Swedish förhandlingsbord
- förhandlingsbordplace for negotiations
Turkish müzakere masası
- müzakere masasıplace for negotiations
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negotiating table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negotiating%20table
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“negotiating table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negotiating%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negotiating table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negotiating%20table.
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