give and takenoun
uk/ˌɡɪv ən ˈteɪk/us/ˌɡɪv ən ˈteɪk/C2 [ U ] willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own:
In every friendship there has to be some give and take.
[ S ] US an exchange of ideas or statements:
The candidates engaged in a lively give and take, witnessed by a huge television audience.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Reciprocating
- another
- each other
- it takes two to tango idiom
- mutual
- mutualism
- mutually
- one another 2
- one good turn deserves another idiom
- reciprocal
- reciprocate
- reciprocity
- requite
- return
- scratch
- turn
- two
- two-way
- unrequited
- you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours idiom
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Debate & discussion