Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To negotiate anew.
- transitive verb To revise the terms of (a contract) so as to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor.
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- verb To
negotiate newterms to replace old ones.
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- verb revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
- verb negociate anew
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Examples
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Aware of this, the Tory rebels propose a multiple choice referendum with three options: in, out or shake it all about – that is to say "renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership in order to create a new relationship based on trade and co-operation".
The Tory Eurosceptics are on a roll. So why are they still so cross? | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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Sounds like they are trying to renegotiate, which is good, but seemingly only after their potentially devastating price increase proposal was reduced.
Guardian Online 2010
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Sounds like they are trying to renegotiate, which is good, but seemingly only after their potentially devastating price increase proposal was reduced.
Guardian Online 2010
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The anti-big government Christie has repeatedly demanded New Jersey communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Allison Kilkenny: Celebrating Pretend and Cruel Conservatives Allison Kilkenny 2010
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The anti-big government Christie has repeatedly demanded New Jersey communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Allison Kilkenny: Celebrating Pretend and Cruel Conservatives Allison Kilkenny 2010
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The anti-big government Christie has repeatedly demanded New Jersey communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Allison Kilkenny: Celebrating Pretend and Cruel Conservatives Allison Kilkenny 2010
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The anti-big government Christie has repeatedly demanded New Jersey communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Allison Kilkenny: Celebrating Pretend and Cruel Conservatives Allison Kilkenny 2010
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The anti-big government Christie has repeatedly demanded New Jersey communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Allison Kilkenny: Celebrating Pretend and Cruel Conservatives Allison Kilkenny 2010
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Although Christie routinely denounces "big government," he has demanded that communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Alan Singer: Christie's War Against New Jersey Public Employees 2010
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Although Christie routinely denounces "big government," he has demanded that communities "renegotiate" existing contracts with public employees and threatened them with cutoffs of state aid.
Alan Singer: Christie's War Against New Jersey Public Employees Alan Singer 2010
fbharjo commented on the word renegotiate
rene-gotiate
March 23, 2011