negotiable

Adjective
US[nuh-goh-shuh-buhl]/nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/4 syllables
Synonyms: on the tableassignableconveyabletransferabletransferrable

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. capable of being passed or negotiated“a negotiable road”Opposite impassableSimilar passable
  2. able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise“negotiable demands”“the proposal is still on the table”Synonyms: on the tableOpposite inflexibleSimilar flexible
  3. legally transferable to the ownership of another“negotiable bonds”Synonyms: assignableconveyabletransferabletransferrableOpposite inalienableSimilar alienable

Related words negotiate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ne·go′ti·a·ble (? or ?), adjective

Origin: Cf. F. négotiable. See Negotiate.

Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange.

Negotiable paper, any commercial paper transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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