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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The French league faces a financial crisis with domestic broadcaster DAZN trying to renegotiate the terms of their agreement after only one year.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 May 2025
Despite the pause, the ruling has thrown a wrench into the administration’s broader trade strategy, which relies on the threat of high tariffs to create leverage and force countries to renegotiate their trade deals with the U.S.
—Erin Doherty,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Tel looked more threatening by the end of his loan spell, but Spurs might want to renegotiate with Bayern over the £45.7million fee to make his move permanent.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Indeed, China's state media hailed this month's trade talks in Switzerland as a decisive victory that had fully justified the decision to retaliate rather than immediately renegotiate.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 May 2025
Despite the pause, the ruling has thrown a wrench into the administration’s broader trade strategy, which relies on the threat of high tariffs to create leverage and force countries to renegotiate their trade deals with the U.S.
—Erin Doherty,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Tel looked more threatening by the end of his loan spell, but Spurs might want to renegotiate with Bayern over the £45.7million fee to make his move permanent.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Indeed, China's state media hailed this month's trade talks in Switzerland as a decisive victory that had fully justified the decision to retaliate rather than immediately renegotiate.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for renegotiate
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“Renegotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renegotiate. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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