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TALK TERMS
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discuss the terms of an arrangement
Example:
They negotiated the sale of the house
Synonyms:
negociate; negotiate; talk terms
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk terms" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "talk terms"):
arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)
renegociate; renegotiate (revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor)
bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)
broker (act as a broker)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
