to confer with others affected by a disputed issue, with the aim of reaching agreement over it
to achieve (a settlement, etc) by discussion with others
to pass or deal with (an obstacle or hazard) on a journey
to transfer (a cheque or bill of exchange bill of exchange) to somebody else's legal possession
to convert (a cheque) into cash
negotiant noun
negotiator noun
negotiation noun
negotiatory /-shətri/ adj
[Latin negotiatus, past part. of negotiari to do business, from neg- not + otium leisure]