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Negotiable Pronunciation

Negotiable is pronounced nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl, IPA /nəˈgoʊʃəbəl/.

nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl

US /nəˈgoʊʃəbəl/  ·  UK /nɪˈgəʊʃɪəbəl/

Syllables: nuh · GOH · shuh · buhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

adjective: Open to discussion and change, or, of a cheque, able to be transferred for money.

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Negotiable in a Sentence

  • The starting salary is negotiable.
  • Those deadlines are not negotiable.
  • A negotiable instrument can be passed on to a third party.

Common Mispronunciations of Negotiable

Not nuh-GOH-tee-uh-buhl

Those letters ti collapse into a single sh here, which holds the word to four beats.

Not NE-guh-shuh-buhl

GOH is the loud beat and the opening nuh is almost thrown away.

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