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Definitions: Negotiable |
NegotiableAdjective1. Capable of being passed or negotiated; "a negotiable road". 2. Able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise; "negotiable demands". 3. Legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "negotiable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Economics | Legally capable of being transferred by endorsement or delivery. (references) |
Finance | Able to be transferred or assigned, in place of money, in the ordinary course of conducting business. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: NegotiableSynonyms: assignable (adj), conveyable (adj), transferable (adj), transferrable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Money | Note, note of hand; promissory note, I O U; draft, check, cheque, back-dated check; negotiable order of withdrawal, NOW. |
Transfer | Adjective: alienable, negotiable. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Negotiable |
| English words defined with "negotiable": Commercial paper, coupon ♦ endorser ♦ Indorsement ♦ Negotiability, negotiable instrument, Negotiable paper ♦ Treasuries, Treasury obligations ♦ voucher. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "negotiable": Bank Guarantee ♦ certificate of depository receipt, certificate of depository share receipt, certificate representing a security, certificate representing shares, conditional endorsement ♦ depository share receipt ♦ general teller ♦ holder in due course ♦ Issuing Bank ♦ Letter of Indemnity, local authority negotiable bond ♦ M1 ♦ Negotiable Bill of Lading, negotiable CD, negotiable certificate of deposit, Negotiable Instruments, negotiable order of withdrawal, negotiable order of withdrawal account, negotiable warehouse receipt ♦ Ocean Bill of Lading, Order Bill ♦ Payable In Exchange ♦ share certificate, Super NOW account ♦ to remit, transaction account ♦ Warehouse Receipt. (references) |
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Screenplays | No more than two feet away from me. And that's not negotiable. (Saving Private Ryan; writing credit: Robert Rodat) Not negotiable, not even legal tender. (The Honey Pot; writing credit: Ben Jonson; Frederick Knott) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Not Negotiable (1918) | |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany undertakes to transfer, either to Roumania or to the Principal Allied and Associated Powers as the case may be, all monetary instruments, specie, securities and negotiable instruments, or goods, which she has received under the aforesaid Treaties. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The type of contract is normally not negotiable. (references) | |
Payment terms are negotiable between vendor and purchaser. (references) | ||
Terms may also be negotiable depending on the size of the transaction. (references) | ||
Economic History | Korea | However, due to the present economic situation in Korea, the rental fee may be negotiable. (references) |
Colombia | The company issues nominative share certificates which are negotiable in the stock market. (references) | |
Qatar | While salaries and wages are negotiable, end of service benefits are subject to three different laws. (references) | |
Political Economy | POLAND | Poland achieved current account convertibility in 1995, eliminated the requirement for Polish firms to convert their foreign currency earnings into zlotys in 1996, removed most limits on capital account outflows by Polish citizens in 1997, and enforced a new foreign exchange law in January 1999. Restrictions were removed on foreign exchange transactions for resident portfolio investments, investment in securities issued in OECD countries, and operations in negotiable securities, including collective investment securities, with some exceptions, such as transactions in debt instruments with a maturity of less than one year and derivatives. (references) |
Trade | Maldives | Terms of payment are negotiable between importer and supplier. (references) |
France | Either a straight or negotiable bill of landing is acceptable. (references) | |
Travel | Chad | There are no meters and fares are negotiable. (references) |
Bulgaria | Upon entry into and departure from Bulgaria foreign nationals must make a written declaration of negotiable instruments, precious metals in excess of the normal amount for personal and family use, and currency of BGN 5,000 or the foreign currency equivalent. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | We have declared that anything is negotiable except the right of the people of South Vietnam to determine their own future. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Negotiable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.82% of the time. "Negotiable" is used about 169 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.82% | 167 | 24,143 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.18% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 169 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "negotiable": local authority negotiable bond ♦ negotiable CD ♦ negotiable certificate of deposit ♦ negotiable documents ♦ negotiable instrument ♦ negotiable instruments ♦ negotiable order of withdrawal ♦ Negotiable Order of Withdrawal Account ♦ negotiable paper ♦ negotiable securities ♦ negotiable warehouse receipt ♦ not negotiable. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "negotiable": non-negotiable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
negotiable instrument | 22 |
negotiable | 14 |
financial instrument negotiable | 4 |
negotiable certificate of deposit | 3 |
instrument law negotiable | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "negotiable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i tregueshëm, i shkëmbyeshëm (exchangeable), i kalueshëm (open, passable). (various references) | |
Arabic | ممكن تحقيقه (attainable), صالح للتحويل والتعامل, صالح للتداول. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | който може да се прехвърли (alienable), който може да се преотстъпи, обменяем, проходим (passable, pervious, practicable), по който може да се разисква, по който може да се преговаря. (various references) | |
Chinese | 可协议. (various references) | |
Czech | splavný (navigable), sjízdný (carriageable, passable, practicable), schùdný (feasible, passable), převoditelný, obchodovatelný. (various references) | |
Danish | negotiabel (bankable), diskonterbar (bankable). (various references) | |
Dutch | verdisconteerbaar (bankable), disconteerbaar (bankable), discontabel (bankable). (various references) | |
Finnish | siirtokelpoinen varastotodistus (dock warrant, negotiable warehouse receipt, warehouse receipt, warehouse release, warehouse warrant, warrant), kuntaobligaatio (local authority negotiable bond, municipal bond), arvopaperi (negotiable instrument, security, stock). (various references) | |
French | négociable, passable, escomptable, bancable. (various references) | |
German | verkäuflich (alienable, alienably, for sale, marketable, salable, salably, saleable, vendible). (various references) | |
Greek | βάτοσ (bramble, briar), μεταβιβάσιμοσ (transferable), εμπορεύσιμοσ (merchantable), αξίες αποδεκτές από τράπεζες (bankable), διαπραγματεύσιμοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | עובר לסוחר (acceptable, current, marketable), עביר (crossable, fordable, navigable, passable, transferable), בר חליפין (exchangeable), בר "עבר", סחיר, תן ל"עבר" (transferable). (various references) | |
Hungarian | eladható (salable, saleable, vendible), átruházható (transferable). (various references) | |
Italian | negoziabile (realizable), trattabile (amenable, manageable, tractable, treatable), trasferibile (transferable), transitabile (accessible, passable), bancabile (bankable). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 譲渡性 金 (negotiable deposit), 流通証券 (negotiable securities). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | りゅうつうしょうけ" (negotiable securities), じょうとせいよき" (negotiable deposit). (various references) | |
Manx | yn-dellagh, so-hroailt. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | egotiablenay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | negociável (bankable, merchantable, transferable). (various references) | |
Romanian | negociabil. (various references) | |
Russian | могущий быть проданным, проходимый (passable, permeable, pervious), договорный (contractual). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | savladiv (surmountable, vincible), prolazan (brief, caducous, evanescent, fleeting, fly-by-night, fugacious, momentary, passable, passing, perishable, pervious, temporary, transient, transitory), prenosiv (assignable, portable, transferable, transmissible, transportable), o čemu se može pregovarati. (various references) | |
Spanish | negociable (marketable). (various references) | |
Swedish | säljbar (commercial, marketable, merchantable, salable, saleable). (various references) | |
Thai | ซึ่งสามารถเจรจากันไ"้. (various references) | |
Turkish | tartışılabilir (arguable, challengable, contestable, debatable, disputable, moot, questionable), paraya çevrilebilir (cashable, realizable, redeemable), geçilebilir (passable, practicable), görüşülebilir, devredilebilir (alienable, assignable), ciro edilebilir. (various references) | |
Ukranian | прохідний (passable, pervious, practicable, walkable), доступний (accessible, approachable, available, obnoxious, obtainable, open, pervious, procurable). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hối phiếu (negotiation), có thể thương lượng được có thể đổi th nh tiền, có thể chuyển nhượng cho người khác để lấy tiền. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "negotiable": nonnegotiable, renegotiable, unnegotiable. (additional references) | |
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"Negotiable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: negateable, negitable, negotia, negotiabel, negotioble, negotitable, neguibe. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "negotiable" (pronounced nugō"shubul) |
| 6 | -ō" sh u b u l | sociable. |
| 5 | -sh u b u l | appreciable, depreciable, distinguishable, indistinguishable, insatiable, perishable, punishable, washable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-g-i-l-n-o-t" | |
-2 letters: beetling, bleating, bloating, elongate, galenite, gelatine, gelation, legatine, legation, obligate, tailbone, tangible. | |
-3 letters: antilog, atingle, beating, begonia, beignet, belting, betaine, biltong, boating, bolting, ebonite, egalite, elating, elation, elegant, englobe, gelatin, genital, gentile, getable, globate, ignoble, lentigo, lineage, lineate, niobate, notable, obligee, tabling, tangelo, tenable, toenail. | |
-4 letters: aiglet, albeit, albino, albite, bagnio, bailee, baleen, baling, bangle, bating, beagle, beanie, beaten, begone, belong, binate, biogen, boatel, bolete, boleti, bonita, eaglet, eating, elegit, eloign, enable, entail, entoil, eolian, etalon, etoile, gabion, galiot, gelant, gelate, gelati, gelato, genial, gentil, gentle, giblet, gitano, glebae, globin, goalie, goatee, goblet, goblin, ingate, lateen, latigo, latino, legate, legato, legion, ligate, linage, lobate, negate, obelia, oblate, oblige, obtain, oleate, oleine, talion, tangle, teeing, telega, tenail, teniae, tiglon, tineal, tingle, toeing, tolane, toling. | |
-5 letters: abele, aboil, agene, agent, agile, aglee, aglet, agone, algin, alien, align, aline, aloin, alone, along, anele, angel, angle, anile, anole, atone, bagel, baton, beano, began, begat, beget, begin, begot, beige, being, belga, belie, betel, beton, bigot, bilge, binal, binge, bingo, biont, biota, blain, blate, bleat, blent, blite, bloat, bogan, bogie, bogle, boing, boite, botel, eagle, eaten, elain, elate, elint, elite, eloin, enate, entia, gable, genet, genie, genoa, giant, glean, gleba, glebe, gleet, glint, gloat, globe, goban, gonia, ingle, ingot, inlet, laten, leant, leben, legit, lento, leone, liane, liang, liege, ligan, linga, lingo, logan, logia, longe, noble, notal, oaten, obeli, olein, table, talon, tango, telae, telia, teloi, tenge, tenia, tigon, tinea, tinge, togae, toile, tolan, tonal, tonga. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-g-i-l-n-o-t" | |
+2 letters: renegotiable, unnegotiable. | |
+3 letters: nonnegotiable. | |
+4 letters: biogenetically, concelebrating. | |
+5 letters: negotiabilities, overelaborating, uncategorizable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 67 6F 74 69 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . --. --- - .. .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01100111 01101111 01110100 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e g o t i a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0067 006F 0074 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48717381867567687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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