negotiable

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. capable of being passed or negotiated“a negotiable road”
  2. able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise“negotiable demands”“the proposal is still on the table”Synonyms: on the table
  3. legally transferable to the ownership of another“negotiable bonds”Synonyms: assignableconveyabletransferabletransferrable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Negotiable \Ne*go"ti*a*ble\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. n['e]gotiable. See Negotiate.] Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange. [1913 Webster]

Negotiable paper, any commercial paper transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes. [1913 Webster]

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