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ne·go·ti·a·ble /nɪˈɡəʊʃiəbəl, -ʃə- $ -ˈɡoʊ-/ adjectiveadj

1 BDISCUSSan offer, price, contract etc that is negotiable can be discussed and changed before being agreed on 可谈判的，可协商的 OPP non-negotiable

Part-time barman required. Hours and salary negotiable.

招聘兼职酒吧男服务员，工作时间及薪金面议。

The price is not negotiable.

价格没有商量的余地。

2 TTRa road, path etc that is negotiable can be travelled along 〔道路等〕可通行的

The road is only negotiable in the dry season.

这条路只有在旱季才可通行。

3. technicalBFB a cheque that is negotiable can be exchanged for money 〔支票〕可兑现的

Examples from the Corpus

negotiable• Commissions are now negotiable. 2.• Bank charges for loans are often negotiable.• The contract is for a period of six months, and is not negotiable.• We are looking for an experienced journalist to join the news team. The salary is negotiable.• The organization that flows from the office of shaikh was more tenuous, more negotiable, but crucial to making peaces.• The fact is everything is negotiable in business, not simply the price.• Illustrations are the many uses to which the negotiable instrument has been put.• In theory, issues of definitive debt instruments in the Euromarkets are negotiable instruments.• However, the contents of a relocation package are not, in the main, considered to be a negotiable item by most employers.• The offer is negotiable, so feel free to suggest changes.

From Longman Business Dictionary

negotiablene·go·ti·a·ble /nɪˈgəʊʃiəbəl, -ʃə--ˈgoʊ-/ adjectiveadj

1BANKING a negotiable document, such as a BANKNOTE or a BILL OF EXCHANGE, can be exchanged for money or goods

2COMMERCEan offer, price etc that is negotiable can be discussed and changed before being finally agreed on

The terms of the contract are not negotiable.

→ opposite non-negotiable

—negotiability noun [uncountableU]

the negotiability of international bills of exchange

ne·go·ti·a·ble adjectiveadj

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