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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More than 40,000 hotel workers with the UNITE HERE union are renegotiating contracts this year in more than 20 cities across the U.S. and Canada, and strike votes already have been approved in several other states.
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
After several news investigations highlighted the deal, the Park District and Lollapalooza renegotiated.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Regardless of the design, families would benefit from permanent updates, rather than temporary changes that must be renegotiated in Congress later, Watson said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
The amount was $2 million more than 2021 after the contract was renegotiated in 2022 to let Lollapalooza sell more tickets.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
After several news investigations highlighted the deal, the Park District and Lollapalooza renegotiated.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Regardless of the design, families would benefit from permanent updates, rather than temporary changes that must be renegotiated in Congress later, Watson said.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
The amount was $2 million more than 2021 after the contract was renegotiated in 2022 to let Lollapalooza sell more tickets.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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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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