Negotiation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/nɪɡˌəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nɪɡˌəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the buyout negotiation lasted several days
they disagreed but kept an open dialogue
talks between Israelis and Palestinians

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

talks dialogue

Parts of Speech

noun	a discussion intended to produce an agreement “the buyout negotiation lasted several days”
noun	the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

Word Forms

negotiate

verb

discuss the terms of an arrangement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verhandlung

eine Diskussion mit dem Ziel, eine Einigung herbeizuführen

🇫🇷French

négociation

une discussion destinée à produire un accord

🇪🇸Spanish

negociación

una discusión destinada a producir un acuerdo

🇮🇹Italian

negoziazione

una discussione destinata a produrre un accordo

🇳🇱Dutch

onderhandeling

een discussie die bedoeld is om tot overeenstemming te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

negociação

uma discussão destinada a produzir um acordo

🇷🇺Russian

переговоры

обсуждение, направленное на достижение соглашения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बातचीत

एक चर्चा जिसका उद्देश्य एक समझौता तैयार करना है

🇧🇩Bengali

আলোচনা

একটি আলোচনা একটি চুক্তি তৈরি করার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

பேச்சுவார்த்தை

ஒரு ஒப்பந்தத்தை உருவாக்கும் நோக்கத்துடன் ஒரு விவாதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చర్చలు

ఒక ఒప్పందాన్ని రూపొందించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన చర్చ

🇮🇳Marathi

वाटाघाटी

करार तयार करण्याच्या उद्देशाने चर्चा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાટાઘાટો

એક સમજૂતી પેદા કરવાના હેતુથી ચર્ચા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾತುಕತೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದವನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಚರ್ಚೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചർച്ച

ഒരു കരാർ ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ചർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੱਲਬਾਤ

ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاکرات

ایک بحث کا مقصد ایک معاہدہ تیار کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谈判

旨在达成协议的讨论

🇯🇵Japanese

交渉

合意を生み出すことを目的とした話し合い

🇰🇷Korean

협상

합의를 도출하기 위한 토론

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đàm phán

một cuộc thảo luận nhằm mục đích tạo ra một thỏa thuận

🇹🇭Thai

การเจรจาต่อรอง

การอภิปรายที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อสร้างข้อตกลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

perundingan

suatu pembahasan yang dimaksudkan untuk menghasilkan suatu kesepakatan

🇵🇭Filipino

negosasyon

isang talakayan na naglalayong makabuo ng isang kasunduan

🇲🇾Malay

rundingan

perbincangan bertujuan untuk menghasilkan persetujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاوض

نقاش يهدف إلى التوصل إلى اتفاق

🇮🇷Persian

مذاکره

بحثی که به منظور ایجاد توافق صورت گرفته است

🇹🇷Turkish

müzakere

bir anlaşmaya varmayı amaçlayan bir tartışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשָׂא וּמַתָן

דיון שנועד לייצר הסכם

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