negotiable

[ ni-goh-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]

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

1. negotiables, negotiable bonds, stocks, etc.

negotiable

/ nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be negotiated
2. (of a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc) legally transferable in title from one party to another

Derived Forms

• neˌgotiaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• ne·goti·a·bili·ty noun
• nonne·goti·a·bili·ty noun
• nonne·goti·a·ble adjective
• unne·goti·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of negotiable¹

First recorded in 1750–60; negoti(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

“Let’s just start with a fundamental fact, a basic freedom has been taken from the women of America: the freedom to make decisions about their own body. And that cannot be negotiable, which is that we need to put back in the protections of Roe vs. Wade. And that is it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the things you pay for are negotiable.

From Salon

Listing agents could offer zero dollars in the compensation field and the Realtors have said commissions were always negotiable.

From Los Angeles Times

While listing agents were allowed to offer zero dollars in the compensation field and the Realtors have said commissions were always negotiable, several antitrust lawsuits alleged the requirement to post an offer reduced competition and kept commission rates artificially high.

From Los Angeles Times

Medical debt is often negotiable too.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• debatable
• transferable