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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Boeing has suffered another setback after NASA renegotiated its agreement with the company.
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New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2025
Doctors within the University of Minnesota Physicans say 13 months is too little time to renegotiate an entirely new deal.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Over the next five years Eddy Arnold not only became country music’s reigning superstar (a position unrivaled until Garth Brooks’ rise in the 1990s) but one of the RCA label’s top pop stars as well, something Colonel took full advantage of in renegotiating his recording contract.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
As Goodell recently acknowledged, the NFL won’t be ready to renegotiate its labor contract with the players’ union until a permanent executive director is appointed, and that’s not likely to be worked out until next summer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2025
Doctors within the University of Minnesota Physicans say 13 months is too little time to renegotiate an entirely new deal.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Over the next five years Eddy Arnold not only became country music’s reigning superstar (a position unrivaled until Garth Brooks’ rise in the 1990s) but one of the RCA label’s top pop stars as well, something Colonel took full advantage of in renegotiating his recording contract.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
As Goodell recently acknowledged, the NFL won’t be ready to renegotiate its labor contract with the players’ union until a permanent executive director is appointed, and that’s not likely to be worked out until next summer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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