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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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Selma recently renegotiated another two-year contract this year.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In Macau New Neighborhood in Hengqin, the invisible boundaries between Macau and the rest of China are being renegotiated.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
But with reports that Pochettino, who took over from Berhalter in September, is earning $6 million in his role, Batson declined to answer questions over whether Hayes deserved to have her contract renegotiated.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 5 Dec. 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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