Verhandelter

Verhandelter is the attributive form of the German past participle of verhandeln, meaning “negotiated.” Verhandeln itself means to bargain, negotiate terms, or discuss arrangements, often in business, procurement, or legal contexts. As an adjective, verhandelter describes something that has already undergone negotiation.

The form verhandelter is declined like a normal German adjective and is used before a noun to indicate that the noun has been subject to negotiation. Examples include der verhandelte Preis (the negotiated price), das verhandelte Angebot (the negotiated offer), and die verhandelte Vereinbarung (the negotiated agreement). In other cases the endings follow standard adjective declension, for instance den verhandelten Preis or dem verhandelten Angebot.

In predicative use, the participle is more commonly realized as verhandelt: Der Preis ist verhandelt. Both forms convey that negotiations have taken place, but the attributive form verhandelter is specifically used when the noun remains the focus of the expression.

Usage notes: verhandelter is typical in formal or technical language, such as contract drafting, procurement documents, or legal writing. It is distinct from verhandelbar, which means “negotiable” in the sense of able to be negotiated rather than already negotiated. Verhandelbar refers to possibility, while verhandelter describes the outcome of a completed negotiation.

See also: verhandeln, Verhandlung, verhandelbar.