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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The hope would be renegotiating for a more cap-friendly deal, but Fitzpatrick would need to be amenable.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The next is where skills change faster than roles, where AI adoption at work accelerates faster than people’s confidence, and where workers are renegotiating what work is allowed to demand of their lives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
This could look like renegotiating a contract, or simply deciding that a situation requiring constant overgiving is no longer worth the cost.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Two months prior to Del Monte’s bankruptcy filing, parent company Del Monte Pacific Limited declined to make a $45 million equity investment, and multiple vendors later renegotiated contract terms with the company.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The next is where skills change faster than roles, where AI adoption at work accelerates faster than people’s confidence, and where workers are renegotiating what work is allowed to demand of their lives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
This could look like renegotiating a contract, or simply deciding that a situation requiring constant overgiving is no longer worth the cost.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Two months prior to Del Monte’s bankruptcy filing, parent company Del Monte Pacific Limited declined to make a $45 million equity investment, and multiple vendors later renegotiated contract terms with the company.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 27 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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