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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Nico Iamaleava, one of the first multimillion-dollar recruits, bails on Tennessee at the very end of spring practice after trying to renegotiate his deal.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Many prior large LBOs illustrate that acquirors or their equity and/or debt financing sources can, and do, seek to assert failures of closing conditions in order to terminate a transaction or renegotiate transaction terms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The same letter noted Verizon was separately seeking to renegotiate its lease payments, lowering its monthly rate from $3,766 to $3,000.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
For example, if your minimum payments barely cover interest and your balances aren't shrinking, enrolling in a debt forgiveness program through a debt relief company may offer faster relief than trying to renegotiate card by card.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Many prior large LBOs illustrate that acquirors or their equity and/or debt financing sources can, and do, seek to assert failures of closing conditions in order to terminate a transaction or renegotiate transaction terms.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The same letter noted Verizon was separately seeking to renegotiate its lease payments, lowering its monthly rate from $3,766 to $3,000.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
For example, if your minimum payments barely cover interest and your balances aren't shrinking, enrolling in a debt forgiveness program through a debt relief company may offer faster relief than trying to renegotiate card by card.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for renegotiate
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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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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