negotiate
v.v. to have a formal discussion with someone to reach an agreement that works for both sides. You use this when buying a house or asking for a higher salary.
v. to conduct formal discussions with another party to reach a mutually acceptable agreement. Transitive when taking a direct object like a contract, or intransitive when followed by a prepositional phrase.
I need to negotiate a better price for the car.
The union leaders met with management to negotiate a new contract regarding safer working conditions and higher pay.
Skilled diplomats must negotiate with patience, balancing the immediate needs of their constituents against the long-term stability of international relations to ensure a sustainable peace treaty.
c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).
Commonly used with the preposition 'with' for the party involved and 'for' or 'over' for the subject of the discussion.
negotiate with a better salarynegotiate for a better salaryUse 'with' for the person or group you are talking to, and 'for' for the thing you want to obtain.