renegotiate

Thân thiện

The company decided to renegotiate the contract terms.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To negotiate again or anew; to revise the terms of an existing agreement, contract, or arrangement.
   • To conduct a new round of discussions to alter the conditions of a previous deal, often to adapt to new circumstances or to address imbalances.

Usage

The verb "renegotiate" is used when parties involved in a prior agreement need to discuss and change its terms. It implies a formal or semi-formal process of discussion. It is a transitive verb, typically followed by the object being renegotiated (e.g., a contract, a loan, a treaty).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The union will renegotiate its contract with the management next month.
  • After the company's financial troubles, they had to renegotiate the loan terms with the bank.
  • The two countries agreed to renegotiate the trade agreement to include new environmental standards.

Advanced Usage

• "to renegotiate a deal": To formally discuss and change the conditions of a previous business arrangement.
  • The falling sales forced the distributor to renegotiate the deal with the manufacturer.
• "to renegotiate terms": To discuss and alter the specific conditions (like price, duration, payment schedule) of an existing agreement.
  • The tenant asked the landlord to renegotiate the terms of the lease.

Variants and Related Words

• Renegotiation (noun): The act or process of renegotiating.
  • The renegotiation of the peace treaty took several months.
• Renegotiable (adjective): Capable of being renegotiated.
  • The contract contains a renegotiable clause after two years.

Synonyms

• Renegotiate: Reopen talks, revise terms, rework the deal.
• Revisit (as in "revisit the terms"): To consider or discuss something again.
• Rehash (informal, often with a negative connotation of repeating old discussions): To discuss again, often without significant change.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Renegotiate" itself is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed directly.) - Negotiate over again: A descriptive phrase meaning the same as "renegotiate." - We had to negotiate the entire contract over again.

Related Idioms

• Go back to the drawing board: To start planning something again because the first plan failed. This can be a reason to renegotiate.
  • The proposal was rejected, so we have to go back to the drawing board and renegotiate the terms.
• Reopen negotiations: A formal phrase synonymous with beginning to renegotiate.
  • The strike prompted the company to reopen negotiations with the union.

Học thuật

Verb

1. revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
   • We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down
2. negociate anew
   • The two warring parties will have to renegociate

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