Standard Lemma guide

negotiable

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/
  • Australian: /nɪˈɡəʉʃəbəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: N AH0 G OW1 SH AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be traversed; navigable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: route etc

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Open to negotiation or bargaining.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Salary is negotiable, according to education and experience.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Something that is open to negotiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

legally transferable to the ownership of another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • negotiable bonds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assignable, conveyable, transferable, transferrable

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • negotiable demands
  • the proposal is still on the table

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on the table

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

capable of being passed or negotiated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a negotiable road

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: practicable — able to be traversed
  • Finnish: kulkukelpoinen — able to be traversed
  • German: überwindbar — able to be traversed
  • German: befahrbar — able to be traversed
  • Hungarian: járható — able to be traversed
  • Hungarian: legyőzhető — able to be traversed
  • Hungarian: legyűrhető — able to be traversed
  • Hungarian: leküzdhető — able to be traversed
  • Manx: so-hroailt — able to be traversed
  • Catalan: negociable — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Finnish: siirtokelpoinen — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • German: negoziabel — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: átruházható — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: forgatható — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: beváltható — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: leszámítható — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: forgalomképes — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: bankképes — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: tőzsdeképes — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: eladható — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Hungarian: értékesíthető — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Manx: yn-dellagh — able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement
  • Catalan: negociable — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Finnish: neuvoteltava — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Finnish: neuvoteltavissa oleva — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • French: négociable — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Galician: negociable — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Galician: negociábel — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • German: verhandelbar — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Hungarian: megegyezés kérdése — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Hungarian: alku tárgya — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Hungarian: megvitatható — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Hungarian: módosítható — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Italian: negoziabile — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Manx: yn-dellagh — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Polish: negocjowalny — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Portuguese: negociável — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Spanish: negociable — open to negotiation or bargaining
  • Swedish: förhandlingsbar — open to negotiation or bargaining
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