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

Elsewhere, a big channels distribution deal with pay-TV service Polsat Box was also renegotiated. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 June 2025

Spurs renegotiated the 20-year-old’s fee down from £47m ($63.8m) to £30m, which feels like a more accurate valuation. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2025

Trump might support this move by renegotiating existing civil nuclear agreements to allow for enrichment and reprocessing, granting Seoul the fissile material for nuclear bombs while stopping short of weaponization. —Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025

Are the writer’s managers, who’re also producers on the movie, obligated to disclose the bump and renegotiate their client’s pay? —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025

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