Dictionary of Business Terms: negotiable
negotiable
- something that can be sold or transferred to another party in exchange for money or as settlement of an obligation.
- matter of mutual concern to one or more parties that involves conditions to be worked out to the satisfaction of the parties.
- type of security the title to which is transferable by delivery.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: negotiable
negotiable
In general:
- something that can be sold or transferred to another party in exchange for money or as settlement of an obligation.
- matter of mutual concern to one or more parties that involves conditions to be worked out to the satisfaction of the parties. As examples: In a lender-borrower arrangement, the interest rate may be negotiable; in securities sales, brokerage commissions are now negotiable, having historically been fixed; and in divorce cases involving children, the terms of visiting rights are usually negotiable.
Finance: instrument meeting the qualifications of the Uniform Commercial Code dealing with negotiable instruments. See also negotiable instrument.
Investments: type of security the title to which is transferable by delivery. A stock certificate with the stock power properly signed is negotiable, for example.
