trade-off

trade·off

or trade-off T0304400 (trād′ôf′, -ŏf′)n. An exchange of one thing in return for another, especially relinquishment of one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable: "a fundamental trade-off between capitalist prosperity and economic security" (David A. Stockman).

trade-off

n an exchange, esp as a compromise

trade′-off`

or trade′off`,

n. the exchange of one thing for another of more or less equal value, esp. to effect a compromise. [1960–65]

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trade-off - an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine"tradeoffexchange, interchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"

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trade-off

trade·off

trade-off

trade′-off`

or trade′off`,

trade-off

Synonyms for trade-off

noun an exchange that occurs as a compromise

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