- (v.i.) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.
- (v.i.) To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.
- (v.t.) To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.
- (v.t.) To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace or an exchange.
- (v.i.) To intrigue; to scheme.
- (v.i.) To transact business; to carry on trade.
- (v.t.) To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.
- (v.i.) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.
- (v.i.) To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.
- (v.i.) To transact business; to carry on trade.
- (v.t.) To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace or an exchange.
- (v.i.) To intrigue; to scheme.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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