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renegotiate

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re⋅ne⋅go⋅ti⋅ate

  [ree-ni-goh-shee-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use renegotiate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
2. to reexamine (a government contract) with a view to eliminating or modifying those provisions found to represent excessive profits to the contractor.
–verb (used without object)
3. to negotiate anew.
4. to reexamine the costs and profits involved in a government contract for adjustment purposes.
Origin:
1930–35; re- + negotiate

Related forms:
re⋅ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅ble  [ree-ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl] , adjective
re⋅ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅tion, noun
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re·ne·go·ti·ate   (rē'nĭ-gō'shē-āt')   
tr.v.   re·ne·go·ti·at·ed, re·ne·go·ti·at·ing, re·ne·go·ti·ates

  1. To negotiate anew.

  2. To revise the terms of (a contract) so as to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor.

re'ne·go'ti·a·ble (-shē-ə-bəl, -shə-bəl) adj., re'ne·go·ti·a'tion n.
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Main Entry: re·ne·go·ti·ate
Pronunciation: "rE-ni-'gO-shE-"At
Function: transitive verb
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments); specifically : to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits intransitive verb : to negotiate again; specifically : to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits —re·ne·go·ti·a·tion /-ni-"gO-shE-'A-sh&n, -"gO-sE-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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