/ni goh'shee ay"sheuhn, -see-/ , n.
1. mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
2. the act or process of negotiating.
3. an instance or the result of negotiating.
[ 1570-80; negotiation- (s. of negotiatio ) a doing of business, equiv. to negotiat ( us ) (see NEGOTIATE) + -ion- -ION ]