renegotiate

verb

re·​ne·​go·​ti·​ate ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 

renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates

transitive verb

: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)

renegotiate a loan

renegotiate a contract

renegotiation

ˌrē-ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən 

-sē-ˈā-

noun

Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence

The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.

Recent Examples on the Web

To further support infrastructure costs, Huston said the state will renegotiate its lease with the Indiana Toll Road. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026

Now that the tariffs have been declared unconstitutional, many countries may demand that the deals be renegotiated. —Kent Jones, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026

The Marshals acknowledged the county’s request to renegotiate the decade-plus old contract in August, Demings said at a Board of County Commissioners meeting this month. —Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026

To Smetters’s point, Deere has evaluated and renegotiated supply contracts and considered shifting some sourcing and production footprints to reduce tariff exposure and input‑cost increases. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for renegotiate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

Legal Definition

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

intransitive verb

: to negotiate again

specifically : to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits

renegotiation

-ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən, -ˌgō-sē- 

noun