negotie, noun

/nəˈxʊəti//nəˈxʊəsi/
Forms:
nagotie, negocieShow more Also nagotie, negocie, negosie, niccoti.
Origin:
South African Dutch, AfrikaansShow more South African Dutch (later Afrikaans negosie), commerce, merchandise.
1. obsolete. Retail trading, commerce. Also attributive.
1832 Graham’s Town Jrnl 10 Feb. 25Proposed..and carried unanimously by all the Winkeliers present;— That..no Members of the Port Elizabeth Temperance Society be allowed to purchase Brandy except for Negotie.
1832 Graham’s Town Jrnl 23 Mar. 51The lucky man who gets the prize may make a good thing of it by Negotie.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 338Negotie ware,..Groceries, hard or soft goods offered for sale; the stock-in-trade of a store-keeper or pedlar.
1920 R. Juta Tavern 248About a month ago Uncle’s old Malay driver fell ill and we were forced to put up a ‘Negocie’ affiche in the George Tavern for a new one.
2. obsolete. Goods, merchandise.
1832 Graham’s Town Jrnl 4 May 74A storekeeper..will give him only a small proportion..in cash, and the remainder negotie (goods,) at an advanced price.
3. combination.
Obsolete except in historical contexts.negotie winkel/- ˈwɪŋk(ə)l//- ˈvəŋ-/ also negotie winkle [South African Dutch, winkel shop], general dealer sense 1 b.
Derivatives:
Hence negotie winkeler  noun phrase [English noun-forming suffix -er], general dealer sense 1 a.
1839 W.C. Harris Wild Sports 334Having obtained permission from a Dutchman named Humans to unyoke in an unoccupied spot, we again opened our negotie winkel.
1840 C.A. Kinloch in Echo 26 Oct. 2We..lost no time in opening a ‘Negotie Winkel’ for some sheep and goats, in lieu of which we gave tobacco, at a most profitable rate of exchange.
[a1862 J. Ayliff Jrnl of ‘Harry Hastings’ (1963) 81There was one board above the shop door printed ‘Negotie Winkle’.]
[a1875 T. Baines Jrnl of Res. (1964) II. 35We sought the abode of Mr. Bauman, formerly a watchmaker but now a merchant and ‘negotie winkeler’, or retail dealer.]
[1876 T. Stubbs Reminiscences. 9Old Bertram had a Store and had over his door Nagotie winkel — the Settlers thought it was his name, and always called him Old Nigerty Winkle.]
[1881 P. Gillmore Land of Boer 208I looked out for the best store; at length I decided on what appeared the cleanest and most promising, which bore the inscription — ‘Niccoti Winkle’.]
[1884 B. Adams Narr. (1941) 66I observed a young man about 28 years of age standing at the door of a shed on which was written Negotie Winkle — Retail Store.]
1920 R. Juta Tavern 64He read, ‘a charming young widow makes known the death of a tender husband and adds a piece of “negotie winkle” — in consequence of the death will be sold, etc..’ (here followed a list of the advertised shop goods).
[1965 A. Gordon-Brown S. Afr. Heritage IV. 4A visitor to Cape Town in 1823 wrote that all shops were in private dwelling houses, distinguishable only by the notice ‘Negotie Winkel’ over the doors.]
1987 B. Maree in S. Afr. Panorama July 37In this store with its packed shelves, its unique colours and flavours and its large variety of goods, visitors experience the typical atmosphere of an old-fashioned negosiewinkel (general dealer), where virtually anything under the sun could be bought.
Retail trading, commerce. Also attributive.
Goods, merchandise.
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