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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Later this year, once the games are over, the three countries are due to renegotiate the USMCA, the successor to NAFTA.
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Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Tehran had previously attempted to renegotiate the terms of participation, proposing a shorter exhibition period of two or three months as opposed to the full seven month duration of the event.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
In the meantime, those same partners await a summons to renegotiate their current multibillion-dollar rights deals.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
The additional games for the network speak for themselves, but Murdoch and Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic were asked about possible tension between Fox and the NFL and whether the media giant expects the league to try to renegotiate its current contract in the wake of various media reports.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Tehran had previously attempted to renegotiate the terms of participation, proposing a shorter exhibition period of two or three months as opposed to the full seven month duration of the event.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026
In the meantime, those same partners await a summons to renegotiate their current multibillion-dollar rights deals.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
The additional games for the network speak for themselves, but Murdoch and Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic were asked about possible tension between Fox and the NFL and whether the media giant expects the league to try to renegotiate its current contract in the wake of various media reports.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 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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