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

Trump’s early engagement in renegotiating trade agreements presented the forum. —Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The department is renegotiating an agreement with Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to allow the federal agency to manage the station, with the change being formalized in September. —Brett Samuels, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025

Every technological revolution has forced us to renegotiate our social contract. —Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025

In the fall of 2019, Benchetrit met with the auction house’s suppliers—of everything from catalogue printing to art shipping and software—and sought to renegotiate their contracts. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 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