Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negotiable

/nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: ne-go-tiable
IPA: /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be traversed; navigable.

adj

Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.

adj

Open to negotiation or bargaining.

noun

Something that is open to negotiation.

Example Sentences

"The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]"
"Salary is negotiable, according to education and experience."
"“It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said."

Etymology

Etymology tree English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable From negotiate + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/
British English: /nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more negotiable (comparative) most negotiable (superlative) negotiables (plural)

Derived Forms

negotiability negotiableness negotiably nonnegotiable unnegotiable

Phrases

negotiable instrument

Synonyms

assignable conveyable transferable transferrable on the table

Antonyms

non-negotiable

Rhymes With

non-negotiable sociable nonnegotiable

Questions

How do you pronounce negotiable?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/.
What does negotiable mean?: Able to be traversed; navigable.
Where does negotiable come from?: Etymology tree English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable From negotiate + -able.

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