TALK TERMS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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