negotiating table
English edit
Etymology edit
First known use 1950s.
Noun edit
negotiating table (plural negotiating tables) (usually singular)
- A place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.
- Synonym: negotiation table
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
place for negotiations
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References edit
- “negotiating table”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “negotiating table”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.