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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Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 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
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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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