negotiation
noun
[ nɪɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
• "a worldwide ban is currently under negotiation"
Similar:
discussion(s),
talks,
consultation(s),
parleying,
deliberation(s),
conference,
debate,
dialogue,
mediation,
arbitration,
intercession,
conciliation,
bargaining,
haggling,
wheeling and dealing,
dickering,
working out,
discussing the terms of,
arrangement,
arranging,
thrashing out,
hammering out,
brokering,
settlement,
conclusion,
completion,
clinching,
pulling off,
bringing off,
transaction,
• the action or process of transferring legal ownership of a document.
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting an act of dealing with another person): from Latin negotiatio(n- ), from the verb negotiari (see negotiate).
