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

It was renegotiated earlier this year before receiving final approval this week. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

That could increase since the sale of Paramount to Skydance Media allows the league to renegotiate its deal with CBS. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

To further support infrastructure costs, Huston said the state will renegotiate its lease with the Indiana Toll Road. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Jewish equality has never been a finished achievement but a dynamic settlement renegotiated across generations. —Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for renegotiate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

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