open to negotiation
idiom
: not finally decided and capable of being discussed in a usually formal way
The price is open to negotiation.
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The regime says its weapons aren't open to negotiation, and its recent closeness with Moscow may not be either.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Buyers know sellers may be more open to negotiation.
—John Walkup, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The Safest New 2024-2025 Vehicles Priced At Under $30,000
The prices noted below are the manufacturers’ suggested retail prices (MSRPs), which are generally open to negotiation.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The second one will be open to negotiation because negotiations are always expected.
—Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In a second argument justifying the ban, Taliban leaders have claimed to be open to negotiation on critical issues such as girls’ education in exchange for international recognition of their regime.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Save even more Many sellers are open to negotiation, especially if an item has been on the platform for several weeks.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Zdarsky reckoned that the local cops might be open to negotiation.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Sybiha did not discount doing so by military means, but his remarks provide a rare sign Kyiv may be open to negotiation, which Zelenskyy has hinted at regarding Crimea.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Buyers know sellers may be more open to negotiation.
—John Walkup, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The Safest New 2024-2025 Vehicles Priced At Under $30,000
The prices noted below are the manufacturers’ suggested retail prices (MSRPs), which are generally open to negotiation.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The second one will be open to negotiation because negotiations are always expected.
—Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In a second argument justifying the ban, Taliban leaders have claimed to be open to negotiation on critical issues such as girls’ education in exchange for international recognition of their regime.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
Save even more Many sellers are open to negotiation, especially if an item has been on the platform for several weeks.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
Zdarsky reckoned that the local cops might be open to negotiation.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Sybiha did not discount doing so by military means, but his remarks provide a rare sign Kyiv may be open to negotiation, which Zelenskyy has hinted at regarding Crimea.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Open to negotiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20to%20negotiation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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