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negotiation

/nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण निगोशिएशन

बातचीत, वार्ता, समझौता-वार्ता

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually pl., U]

    formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement

    बातचीत, वार्ता, समझौता-वार्ता

    • peace negotiations between the two countries
    • The price is open to negotiation.
    • Negotiations between the union and the company continued late into the night.
    + 2 more examples
    • The two countries are in negotiation over the river water.
    • The salary is a matter for negotiation.

    Synonyms discussion talks bargaining dialogue mediation

    Opposite confrontation deadlock stalemate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

negotiations with sb about / over sth

Negotiations (usually plural) take with for the other side and about or over for the topic.

'Negotiations' प्रायः plural में आता है; दूसरे पक्ष के लिए 'with' और विषय के लिए 'about' या 'over' लगता है।

  • The union held negotiations with the management about wages.
  • Talks over the price continued for hours.

negotiation (uncountable) / negotiations (plural)

Use the uncountable form for the process in general, and the plural for a series of talks.

सामान्य प्रक्रिया के लिए uncountable रूप और बातचीतों की श्रृंखला के लिए plural रूप आता है।

  • Successful negotiation needs patience.
  • Negotiations are still going on.

be under negotiation / in negotiation

Under negotiation means being discussed now; in negotiation with means taking part in talks.

'Under negotiation' का अर्थ अभी चर्चा में होना है; 'in negotiation with' का अर्थ बातचीत में भाग लेना है।

  • The price is under negotiation.
  • The company is in negotiation with the bank.

negotiation vs negotiate

Negotiation is the noun; negotiate is the verb and takes with and over.

'Negotiation' noun है; 'negotiate' verb है और with तथा over के साथ आता है।

  • They negotiated a better deal with the supplier.

open / enter / break off negotiations

Verbs of starting and stopping combine with negotiations.

शुरू और बंद करने की क्रियाएँ negotiations के साथ आती हैं।

  • The two countries entered negotiations on trade.
+Collocations 5

verb + negotiations

enteropenholdconductbreak offresume

  • The talks were resumed after a week.

adjective + negotiation

difficultpeacetoughpaytradefinal

  • Pay negotiations lasted several days.

negotiation + noun

tableskillsteamprocessdeadline

  • Both sides sat at the negotiation table.

by / through negotiation

by negotiationthrough negotiationopen to negotiationsubject to negotiation

  • The salary is open to negotiation.

negotiation + preposition

negotiation withnegotiation overnegotiation onnegotiation between

  • A negotiation between the two parties began.
“More examples 5
  • After long negotiations, the strike was called off.

लंबी बातचीत के बाद हड़ताल समाप्त हो गई।

  • The price of the land is not open to negotiation.

भूमि की कीमत बातचीत के लिए खुली नहीं है।

  • Radhika learnt negotiation skills at a management workshop in college.

राधिका ने कॉलेज की प्रबंधन कार्यशाला में बातचीत-कौशल सीखा।

  • Peace was achieved through negotiation, not war.

शांति युद्ध से नहीं, वार्ता से प्राप्त हुई।

  • The two countries are in negotiation over a border dispute.

दोनों देश सीमा-विवाद पर वार्ता में हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ They held negotiation with the company.

✓ They held negotiations with the company.

A series of talks uses the plural negotiations.

बातचीतों की श्रृंखला के लिए plural 'negotiations' आता है।

✗ We negotiated about the price with them.

✓ We negotiated the price with them.

Negotiate takes the topic as a direct object, without about.

'Negotiate' के बाद विषय सीधे object के रूप में आता है, 'about' के बिना।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Negotiation, discussion and bargaining all involve talking, but a negotiation aims at an agreement, a discussion shares ideas, and bargaining is about price.

तीनों में बातचीत है, पर negotiation का लक्ष्य समझौता है, discussion विचारों का आदान-प्रदान है और bargaining कीमत के बारे में है।

negotiation

Formal talks to reach an agreement.

समझौते तक पहुँचने के लिए औपचारिक बातचीत।

  • Wage negotiations.

discussion

Talk to share ideas or opinions.

विचार या राय साझा करने की बातचीत।

  • A class discussion.

bargaining

Haggling over a price.

कीमत पर मोल-भाव।

  • Bargaining at the market.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ne·go·ti·a·tion

With -tia- (not 'negociation' or 'negotiasion'); the verb negotiate, the adjective negotiable (open to discussion; non-negotiable means fixed).

बीच में -tia- ('negociation' या 'negotiasion' गलत है); verb negotiate, adjective negotiable (चर्चा के लिए खुला; non-negotiable का अर्थ तय)।

?Which word?

Keep the discussion words together: negotiation (to reach an agreement), mediation (by a neutral third party), arbitration (a third party decides), bargaining (about price).

चर्चा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: negotiation (समझौते के लिए), mediation (तटस्थ तीसरे पक्ष द्वारा), arbitration (तीसरा पक्ष निर्णय करे), bargaining (कीमत पर)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Enter into negotiations, under negotiation, open to negotiation.

Collocations: enter into negotiations (बातचीत शुरू करना), under negotiation (बातचीत चल रही हो), open to negotiation (जिस पर समझौते की गुंजाइश हो)।