renegotiate
verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 
renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates
: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiate a loan
renegotiate a contract
Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence
The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.
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After not making an All-NBA team, Jackson is only eligible for a four-year, $146.8 million extension unless the Grizzlies create cap space to renegotiate his contract first.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Trump has repeatedly accused other countries, including some of the U.S.'s closest trading partners, of taking advantage of the U.S. and in April levied steep tariffs against almost every country around the world in an effort to renegotiate more balanced trading relationships.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The French league faces a financial crisis with domestic broadcaster DAZN trying to renegotiate the terms of their agreement after only one year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 May 2025
Despite the pause, the ruling has thrown a wrench into the administration’s broader trade strategy, which relies on the threat of high tariffs to create leverage and force countries to renegotiate their trade deals with the U.S.
—Erin Doherty,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Trump has repeatedly accused other countries, including some of the U.S.'s closest trading partners, of taking advantage of the U.S. and in April levied steep tariffs against almost every country around the world in an effort to renegotiate more balanced trading relationships.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The French league faces a financial crisis with domestic broadcaster DAZN trying to renegotiate the terms of their agreement after only one year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 May 2025
Despite the pause, the ruling has thrown a wrench into the administration’s broader trade strategy, which relies on the threat of high tariffs to create leverage and force countries to renegotiate their trade deals with the U.S.
—Erin Doherty,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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renegotiate
transitive verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments)
specifically
: to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits
: to negotiate again
specifically
: to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits
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