negotiable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite capable of being passed or negotiated
    • a negotiable road
  2. adjective satellite able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
    on the table.
    • negotiable demands
    • the proposal is still on the table
  3. adjective satellite legally transferable to the ownership of another
    transferrable; assignable; conveyable; transferable.
    • negotiable bonds

WordNet

Ne*go"ti*a*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. négotiable. See Negotiate.
Definitions
  1. Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assigment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange.

Webster 1913