renegotiate
verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 
renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates
: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiate a loan
renegotiate a contract
Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence
The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.
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This pressure can help bring that country’s leaders to the bargaining table to renegotiate their trade agreement with the U.S.
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Mike Patton, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Forming a new district would likely mean renegotiating contracts with existing service providers, perhaps at a higher rate.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
South Korea has 0% tariffs on cars despite Trump renegotiating a trade deal with the country during his first term in 2018.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Typically, institutions undergo an exacting process to renegotiate their indirect rates every four years, factoring in components such as general, departmental, and program administration, building and equipment depreciation, interest, operations and maintenance, and library expenses.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Mike Patton, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Forming a new district would likely mean renegotiating contracts with existing service providers, perhaps at a higher rate.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
South Korea has 0% tariffs on cars despite Trump renegotiating a trade deal with the country during his first term in 2018.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Typically, institutions undergo an exacting process to renegotiate their indirect rates every four years, factoring in components such as general, departmental, and program administration, building and equipment depreciation, interest, operations and maintenance, and library expenses.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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renegotiate
transitive verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments)
specifically
: to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits
: to negotiate again
specifically
: to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits
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