renegotiate
verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt 
renegotiated; renegotiating; renegotiates
: to negotiate again (as to adjust interest rates or repayments or to get more money)
renegotiate a loan
renegotiate a contract
Examples of renegotiate in a Sentence
The deal is done. I won't renegotiate.
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The Public Advocates Office asked the commission — whose members are appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom — to require Edison to try to renegotiate the Cape Station contract.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Visa and Mastercard will have to either renegotiate the settlement with merchants or go to trial.
—Hannah Ziegler, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — the deal reached in 2018 to replace 1994’s North American Free Trade Agreement — is scheduled for a joint review in 2026, and there is growing speculation the U.S. will push to renegotiate parts of it, especially rules for auto manufacturing and dairy.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Allen White’s awards season sweep, Koch renegotiated his deal on the FX/Hulu series and closed his endorsement deal with Calvin Klein.
—Alison Brower, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Visa and Mastercard will have to either renegotiate the settlement with merchants or go to trial.
—Hannah Ziegler, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — the deal reached in 2018 to replace 1994’s North American Free Trade Agreement — is scheduled for a joint review in 2026, and there is growing speculation the U.S. will push to renegotiate parts of it, especially rules for auto manufacturing and dairy.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Allen White’s awards season sweep, Koch renegotiated his deal on the FX/Hulu series and closed his endorsement deal with Calvin Klein.
—Alison Brower, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
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renegotiate
transitive verb
re·ne·go·ti·ate
ˌrē-ni-ˈgō-shē-ˌāt
: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments)
specifically
: to determine under statutory procedure the existence and amount of excess profits on (a government contract) in order to eliminate or obtain a refund of such profits
: to negotiate again
specifically
: to adjust a government project price in order to eliminate or recover excessive profits
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