negotiations for the sale

negotiation Noun

— Negotiation is a process of and agreement between two or more people through a discussion.

for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

sale Noun

— A sale is the act of selling something. Proceeds from the sale of the art went to the local school. The sale of guns in Canada is tightly controlled. Travel agents don't make money until they make a sale. The president said the company is not for sale. — Sales is the number or value of things sold. The stronger economy has boosted auto sales by $650 million over last year. Retail sales have fallen for two months in a row. — Sales is the part of a company or industry that tries to get people to buy more. She's now Seattle's director of marketing and sales. I'm not the kind of person who can be successful in sales. — A sale is a time when prices are lower than usual. The computer store is having a sale: 50% off everything. Milk is on sale for a dollar a litre.