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Room for manoeuvre

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In business english, room for manoeuvre means: Freedom to adjust a position or take different actions within constraints.

In Turkish: hareket alanı, pazarlık esnekliği

How it is used

Used in negotiations and planning. British spelling manoeuvre corresponds to American maneuver; treat these as one expression, not separate vocabulary items.

Example sentences

  1. The approved price range gives us some room for manoeuvre when the client asks for a discount.

    The team can adjust its offer within an authorized range rather than inventing a new price freely.

  2. With the launch date fixed, we have little room for manoeuvre on the testing schedule.

    A fixed later event limits how much the team can rearrange earlier work.

Common collocations

  • leave room for manoeuvre
  • limited room for manoeuvre
  • concessionSomething that one side agrees to give up or allow during a negotiation in order to reach an agreement.
  • negotiateTo discuss something formally with another side in order to reach an agreement both can accept, for example on price or contract terms.

More terms: Negotiations

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