renegotiation

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noun

The act of negotiating again.

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Meanings

nounrenegotiation (plural renegotiations)

plural renegotiations

  1. The act of negotiating again.

    Six weeks into the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the thorniest issues surrounding the pact remain unresolved.

    2017 September 28, Ana Swanson, “How the Trump Administration Is Doing Renegotiating Nafta”, in The New York Times
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    The idea of offering to extend your lease, in the previous item, underscores a point that is often overlooked during renegotiations, Dee Gill writes in Inc.

    2009 March 27, Paul B. Brown, “Nothing is Set in Stone, So Renegotiate”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishnegotiation
  7. Englishrenegotiation

From re- + negotiation.

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Translations

Bulgarian предоговаряне
  • предоговаряне (predogovarjane)act of renegotiating
Norwegian Bokmål reforhandling
  • reforhandlingact of renegotiating
Polish renegocjacja
  • renegocjacjaact of renegotiating
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APA

renegotiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renegotiation

MLA

“renegotiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renegotiation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renegotiation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renegotiation.

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