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ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅tion

[ni-goh-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-]
–noun
1. mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
2. the act or process of negotiating.
3. an instance or the result of negotiating.

Origin:
1570–80; < L negōtiātiōn- (s. of negōtiātiō) a doing of business, equiv. to negōtiāt(us) (see negotiate ) + -iōn- -ion
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ne·go·ti·a·tion   (nĭ-gō'shē-ā'shən)   
n.  The act or process of negotiating: successful negotiation of a contract; entered into labor negotiations.
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Word Origin & History

negotiation 
1579, from L. negotiationem (nom. negotiatio) "business, traffic," from negotiatus, pp. of negotiari "carry on business," from negotium "business," lit. "lack of leisure," from neg- "not" (see deny) + otium "ease, leisure." The shift from "doing business" to "bargaining" about anything took place in Latin.
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