negotiableadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈɡəʊʃ(ɪ)əbl/, U.S.

/nəˈɡoʊʃ(i)əb(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– negociable, 1700s– negotiable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: negotiate v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < negoti- (in negotiate v.) + -able suffix, perhaps after French négociable (1678).

1. Of a bill, draft, cheque, etc.: capable of being negotiated; transferable or assignable in the course of business from one person to another. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > [adjective] > dealt in by trade > that may be

merchandisable1482

merchantablec1500

tradable1574

marketable1602

trafficable1649

negotiable1758

commerciable1786

commoditable1792

dealable1890

1758 Monthly Rev. 19 132 Bills of Exchange..negotiable at Hispaniola.

a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) ii. 33 A masquerade ticket, is more negotiable there than a note from the Bank.

1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 20 Negotiable bills under five pounds.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xxiii. §1. 179 The quoted prices of the funds and other negociable [1876 negotiable] securities.

1879 J. Lubbock in 19th Cent. Nov. 793 These Assyrian drafts were negotiable, but from the nature of things could not pass by endorsement.

1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 81 The Business man had acquired in Real Estate..Negotiable Paper, and other Collateral, the sum of [etc.].

1963 H. F. Jolowicz Lect. Jurispr. 214 That certain documents are negotiable is of course a well-settled rule of the common law, adopted from the law merchant, but can others become so if they are customarily so treated?

1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe xix. 114 Ningis are not negotiable currency, because the Galactibanks refuse to deal in fiddling small change.

1991 A. G. Guest Chalmers's Bills of Exchange (ed. 14) 57 The [Bills of Exchange Act 1882] adopted the Scottish rule that a bill or note was negotiable unless it contained words prohibiting transfer or indicating an intention that it should not be transferable, as, for instance, ‘Pay C only’.

†2. Capable of being negotiated with. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > [adjective] > relating to negotiation > capable of being negotiated with

negotiable1794

1794 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 218 It is not said..what state of things in France may be said to put her in a condition negotiable or not negotiable.

3. Of an obstacle: that can be cleared, crossed, or avoided. Also, of a route, etc.: that can be followed (usually with difficulty).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be

trespassablec1400

permeable?a1439

passable1483

travellable1521

passageable1574

perviable1610

transpassable1614

perviousa1631

commerceable1654

traversable1658

practicable1710

viable1856

crossable1865

negotiable1880

1880 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. The riders remain behind, for the wall from the road is hardly negotiable.

1895 A. G. Bradley Wolfe xi. 183 That this [path] was negotiable was very evident, from the white gleam..of tents which proclaimed the presence of an outpost at its summit.

1931 Sci. Monthly 32 331/1 When we offered liberal tips, help became plentiful, the river negotiable, and the ferry ready to go.

1961 N. Roy Black Albino 25 Steep, rocky and dotted with trees and clumps of shrubs near its base, with only one negotiable path, narrow and winding.

1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 428/3 There will be two platforms..flanked by two fast tracks negotiable at 270km/hr for the non-stops.

4. Of an abstraction, idea, quality, etc.: having or providing an agreed basis for discussion.

ΚΠ

1906 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 16 231 It fixes such interpretation by means of negotiable symbols, which make more or less rigid the concepts involved.

1931 Amer. Hist. Rev. 37 233 The form and substance of historical facts, having a negotiable existence only in literary discourse, vary with the words employed to convey them.

1938 J. C. Ransom World's Body 339 Behind appreciation, which is private, and criticism, which is public and negotiable, and represents the last stage of English studies, is historical scholarship.

1961 J. Didion in Vogue (U.S. ed.) 1 Aug. 63/1 They display what was once called character, a quality which, although approved in the abstract, sometimes loses ground to other, more instantly negotiable virtues.

5. That is to be decided or arranged by negotiation or mutual agreement; open to discussion, negotiation, or bargaining; (of terms and conditions of employment) not fixed or predetermined.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective] > that can be discussed

moot1563

pleadable1565

argumentable1588

arguable1611

allowable1712

negotiable1939

neg1961

1939 Amer. Hist. Rev. 44 242 Before great headway in anticipation of the congressional election of 1918 could be attained, the defects of mobilization ceased to be negotiable in politics. American troops had taken to the field.

1970 A. Toffler Future Shock i. 12 Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a ‘fixed price’ is negotiable.., where laughter may signify anger.

1971 Morning Star 7 Dec. 1/3 Dublin Premier Jack Lynch..said that the constitution of a future United Ireland was negotiable.

1988 Daily Tel. 3 Nov. (Appointments Suppl.) p. xvi/2 We are offering an excellent salary negotiable according to experience.

2001 Brit. Baker 27 July 27/1 (advt.) Experienced Baker Wanted... Hours + Pay Negotiable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	negotiable
释义	negotiableadj. Brit. /nᵻˈɡəʊʃ(ɪ)əbl/, U.S. /nəˈɡoʊʃ(i)əb(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– negociable, 1700s– negotiable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: negotiate v., -able suffix. Etymology: < negoti- (in negotiate v.) + -able suffix, perhaps after French négociable (1678). 1. Of a bill, draft, cheque, etc.: capable of being negotiated; transferable or assignable in the course of business from one person to another. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [adjective] > dealt in by trade > that may be merchandisable1482 merchantablec1500 tradable1574 marketable1602 trafficable1649 negotiable1758 commerciable1786 commoditable1792 dealable1890 1758 Monthly Rev. 19 132 Bills of Exchange..negotiable at Hispaniola. a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) ii. 33 A masquerade ticket, is more negotiable there than a note from the Bank. 1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 20 Negotiable bills under five pounds. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xxiii. §1. 179 The quoted prices of the funds and other negociable [1876 negotiable] securities. 1879 J. Lubbock in 19th Cent. Nov. 793 These Assyrian drafts were negotiable, but from the nature of things could not pass by endorsement. 1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 81 The Business man had acquired in Real Estate..Negotiable Paper, and other Collateral, the sum of [etc.]. 1963 H. F. Jolowicz Lect. Jurispr. 214 That certain documents are negotiable is of course a well-settled rule of the common law, adopted from the law merchant, but can others become so if they are customarily so treated? 1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe xix. 114 Ningis are not negotiable currency, because the Galactibanks refuse to deal in fiddling small change. 1991 A. G. Guest Chalmers's Bills of Exchange (ed. 14) 57 The [Bills of Exchange Act 1882] adopted the Scottish rule that a bill or note was negotiable unless it contained words prohibiting transfer or indicating an intention that it should not be transferable, as, for instance, ‘Pay C only’. †2. Capable of being negotiated with. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [adjective] > relating to negotiation > capable of being negotiated with negotiable1794 1794 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 218 It is not said..what state of things in France may be said to put her in a condition negotiable or not negotiable. 3. Of an obstacle: that can be cleared, crossed, or avoided. Also, of a route, etc.: that can be followed (usually with difficulty). ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be trespassablec1400 permeable?a1439 passable1483 travellable1521 passageable1574 perviable1610 transpassable1614 perviousa1631 commerceable1654 traversable1658 practicable1710 viable1856 crossable1865 negotiable1880 1880 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. The riders remain behind, for the wall from the road is hardly negotiable. 1895 A. G. Bradley Wolfe xi. 183 That this [path] was negotiable was very evident, from the white gleam..of tents which proclaimed the presence of an outpost at its summit. 1931 Sci. Monthly 32 331/1 When we offered liberal tips, help became plentiful, the river negotiable, and the ferry ready to go. 1961 N. Roy Black Albino 25 Steep, rocky and dotted with trees and clumps of shrubs near its base, with only one negotiable path, narrow and winding. 1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 428/3 There will be two platforms..flanked by two fast tracks negotiable at 270km/hr for the non-stops. 4. Of an abstraction, idea, quality, etc.: having or providing an agreed basis for discussion. ΚΠ 1906 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 16 231 It fixes such interpretation by means of negotiable symbols, which make more or less rigid the concepts involved. 1931 Amer. Hist. Rev. 37 233 The form and substance of historical facts, having a negotiable existence only in literary discourse, vary with the words employed to convey them. 1938 J. C. Ransom World's Body 339 Behind appreciation, which is private, and criticism, which is public and negotiable, and represents the last stage of English studies, is historical scholarship. 1961 J. Didion in Vogue (U.S. ed.) 1 Aug. 63/1 They display what was once called character, a quality which, although approved in the abstract, sometimes loses ground to other, more instantly negotiable virtues. 5. That is to be decided or arranged by negotiation or mutual agreement; open to discussion, negotiation, or bargaining; (of terms and conditions of employment) not fixed or predetermined. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [adjective] > that can be discussed moot1563 pleadable1565 argumentable1588 arguable1611 allowable1712 negotiable1939 neg1961 1939 Amer. Hist. Rev. 44 242 Before great headway in anticipation of the congressional election of 1918 could be attained, the defects of mobilization ceased to be negotiable in politics. American troops had taken to the field. 1970 A. Toffler Future Shock i. 12 Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a ‘fixed price’ is negotiable.., where laughter may signify anger. 1971 Morning Star 7 Dec. 1/3 Dublin Premier Jack Lynch..said that the constitution of a future United Ireland was negotiable. 1988 Daily Tel. 3 Nov. (Appointments Suppl.) p. xvi/2 We are offering an excellent salary negotiable according to experience. 2001 Brit. Baker 27 July 27/1 (advt.) Experienced Baker Wanted... Hours + Pay Negotiable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1758
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