A discussion intended to produce an agreement:
— The buyout negotiation lasted several days.

synonyms: dialogue, talks.

Roget 794: barter, exchange, scorse^†, truck system; interchange etc. 148.    a Roland for an Oliver; quid pro quo; commutation, composition; Indian gift [U.S.].    trade, commerce, mercature^†, buying and selling, bargain and sale; traffic, business, nundination^†, custom, shopping; commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing^†, agiotage^†, brokery^†.    deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain.    free trade.    ... show more

Roget 769: compact, contract, agreement, bargain; affidation^†; pact, paction^†; bond, covenant, indenture; bundobast^†, deal.    stipulation, settlement, convention; compromise, cartel.    Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein [G.], Sonderbund [G.], charter, Magna Charta [Lat.], Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT; most favored nation status.    negotiation etc. (bargaining) 794; diplomacy etc. (mediation) 724; negotiator etc. (agent) 758.    ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil [Lat.], signet.    ... show more

Roget 724: mediation, mediatorship^†, mediatization^†; intervention, interposition, interference, intermeddling, intercession; arbitration; flag of truce etc. 723; good offices, peace offering; parley, negotiation; diplomatics^†, diplomacy; compromise etc. 774.    [person who mediates] mediator, arbitrator, intercessor, peacemaker, makepeace^†, negotiator, go-between; diplomatist etc. (consignee) 758; moderator; propitiator; umpire.    ... show more

Dutch: dialoog, bespreking, onderhandeling, ontmoeting, palaver, palavers, pourparlers
Polish: negocjacje, pertraktacje, rokowania

The activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms.

Polish: negocjacja