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negotiability

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ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅ble

  [ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
2. (of bills, securities, etc.) transferable by delivery, with or without endorsement, according to the circumstances, the title passing to the transferee.
–noun
3. negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.
Origin:
1750–60; negoti(ate) + -able

Related forms:
ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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ne·go·tia·ble   (nĭ-gō'shə-bəl, -shē-ə-)   
adj.  

  1. Easy or possible to negotiate or be negotiated: negotiable demands; a negotiable road.

  2. Transferable from one person to another by delivery or by delivery and endorsement: negotiable securities.

ne·go'tia·bil'i·ty n., ne·go'tia·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

negotiable

  1. Of, relating to, or being a price that is not firmly established.

  2. Of or relating to an instrument that is easily transferable from one owner to another owner. With proper endorsement, most securities are negotiable.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ne·go·tia·ble
Pronunciation: ni-'gO-sh&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being negotiated; especially : transferable from one party to another by delivery with or without endorsement so that title passes to the transferee <negotiable securities> negotiable certificate of deposit> —see also NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT —ne·go·tia·bil·i·ty /ni-"gO-sh&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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