negotiable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/ / /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ / /nɪˈɡəʉʃəbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable From negotiate + -able.
- Able to be traversed; navigable.
- Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
“The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]”
- Open to negotiation or bargaining.
“Salary is negotiable, according to education and experience.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable From negotiate + -able.
- Something that is open to negotiation.
““It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said.”