different between ordering vs negotiation

English

Verb

ordering

1. present participle of order

Noun

ordering (countable and uncountable, plural orderings)

1. Arrangement in a sequence.

   She gave the students' performances a rank ordering.

2. (uncountable) The placement of an order for goods or services.

   Ordering has to be complete at least six weeks before expected delivery to get our best prices.

3. The act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.

English

Alternative forms

• negociation (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /n???o??i?e???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??????i?e???n/
• Hyphenation: ne?go?ti?a?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)

1. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Hyponyms

• content negotiation (Web)

Related terms

• negotiable
• negotiate
• negotiator
• otiose

Translations

See also

• arbitration

Further reading

• negotiation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• negotiation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• negotiation in The Negotiation Experts, 1996