How to Use negotiable in a Sentence

negotiable

adjective
Definition of negotiablenext
Synonyms for negotiablenext
  • The union wants any changes in job descriptions to be negotiable.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Cutting emissions is a non-negotiable part of that plan.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 June 2019
  • SpaceX says the offer is non-negotiable and expires in two weeks.
    — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2019
  • And going for the playoffs has never been negotiable for the Heat.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2019
  • Any trade-offs are negotiable as Portland builds out its roster for next season.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 24 June 2019
  • At one point there were three eight-hour shifts of workers, going 24 hours a day, to meet a non-negotiable deadline.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 9 June 2019
  • Things that may be negotiable for people without kids seem mandatory for parents.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
  • The original trim on our Victorian isn't negotiable so that ruled that out.
    — NBC News, 4 Aug. 2019
  • The actress also revealed the non-negotiable part of her beauty routine: skincare.
    — Neha Prakash, Allure, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Palestinians see a capital in eastern Jerusalem as a non-negotiable component of any peace plan.
    — Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2019
  • Because the slotting system is based entirely on math, so there are certain things regarding the language of the contract—like cash flow and offsets—that are negotiable.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 20 June 2019
  • At traditional dealerships, prices are usually negotiable, while online prices are often fixed.
    — Philip Reed, USA TODAY, 25 June 2019
  • The rule of thumb for the NFL — and of course everything is negotiable — is that a team can appear in prime time a maximum of six times in the regular season.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Everything after that is negotiable, and players taken in the back half of the second round often spend the majority of their rookie seasons in the G League.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2019
  • The choice was stark and non-negotiable: stay in the city and die of hunger or take to the road and hope for the best.
    — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020
  • But here’s the best news of all: In both towns, prices are negotiable.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • David: If a price is not given, and the work is done, the price is still negotiable.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2020
  • But with gear, there is a non-negotiable base price for stuff that works.
    — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2020
  • As a new school year rolls around, new clothes and new shoes are non-negotiable.
    — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 19 May 2021
  • But Mont Lex said that that that would have been negotiable.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Sunscreen is a non-negotiable every day of the year, rain or shine.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
  • This non-negotiable fee is the amount automakers charge dealers to ship the car to their lot.
    — CNN, 26 Feb. 2021
  • That was the White House line throughout the talks: the budget was negotiable, but raising the debt ceiling was not.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
  • The zest of a lemon, finely grated with a Microplane, is non-negotiable in my book.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2022
  • To get that back would be a negotiable item between the city and its two police unions, and the firefighters union.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • If that quality of light is a non-negotiable in your search for Christmas net lights, this is the set for you.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Most seem to agree that thin, tender slices are a must, but the specific cut of beef is negotiable.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • That’s non-negotiable, can’t have those kind of efforts.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The bottom line: Commissions on home sales are not set by law and are negotiable.
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • To make the six-figure offer more palatable, Suiter said the city has added a signing bonus that — for the right candidate — is negotiable.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024

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