Verb: negotiate ni'gow-shi,eyt- Discuss the terms of an arrangement
"They negotiated the sale of the house"; - negotiate, talk terms - Succeed in passing through, around, or over
"The hiker negotiated the high mountain pass"; - negotiate - Transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received
"negotiate a bond" - Sell or discount
"negotiate securities" - Confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement
"The parties negotiated all night" - Be successful; achieve a goal
"The pianist negotiated the difficult runs"; - pull off, bring off, carry off, manage
Derived forms: negotiates, negotiated, negotiating Type of: bring home the bacon [informal], come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], deliver the goods, discuss, flog [Brit, informal], hash out, pass, sell, succeed, talk over, transfer, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], win Encyclopedia: Negotiate |