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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Conducting sensitivity and break-even analysis, reviewing strategies and renegotiating terms with your vendor for technology refinements are also important steps to optimize ROI.
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Nishith Rastogi, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
In this year’s primary season, as her husband cruises toward renomination, Melania has largely remained out of the public eye: On her to-do list over the past few months, according to reports, has been to renegotiate her prenup.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Its application noted that $160,000 in rent was past due, and the monthly payment needed to be renegotiated and is still pending nearly seven months later.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2024
But without American aid, wartime support from the International Monetary Fund that is contingent on the United States continuing to support Ukraine’s government would have to be renegotiated.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
But at the end of 2026, some of these guidelines governing the system will expire and need to be renegotiated.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
The Royals would like to have their lease renegotiated this fall and a tax extension put on the April ballot, which would require having everything wrapped up by mid-January at the latest.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Once there, the real estate tycoon broke with orthodox economic doctrine by using the guise of national security to slap tariffs on foreign steel and renegotiating NAFTA.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
The network first started doing live sports broadcasts back in 2020 when CBS Sports’ President David Berson was renegotiating the network’s deal with the NFL.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
Nishith Rastogi, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
In this year’s primary season, as her husband cruises toward renomination, Melania has largely remained out of the public eye: On her to-do list over the past few months, according to reports, has been to renegotiate her prenup.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Its application noted that $160,000 in rent was past due, and the monthly payment needed to be renegotiated and is still pending nearly seven months later.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2024
But without American aid, wartime support from the International Monetary Fund that is contingent on the United States continuing to support Ukraine’s government would have to be renegotiated.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
But at the end of 2026, some of these guidelines governing the system will expire and need to be renegotiated.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
The Royals would like to have their lease renegotiated this fall and a tax extension put on the April ballot, which would require having everything wrapped up by mid-January at the latest.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Once there, the real estate tycoon broke with orthodox economic doctrine by using the guise of national security to slap tariffs on foreign steel and renegotiating NAFTA.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
The network first started doing live sports broadcasts back in 2020 when CBS Sports’ President David Berson was renegotiating the network’s deal with the NFL.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
1787, in the meaning defined above
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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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