give-and-take

Speech parts

1. give-and-take - Noun

2. give-and-take - Verb

Meaning

light teasing repartee

an exchange of views on some topic

make mutual concessions

mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

give and take

Synonyms

word discussion compromise accommodation interchange concession banter reciprocation backchat raillery communion trade repartee exchange communication
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Antonyms

patter division conflict exclusive disagreement contention
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Hypernyms

language repartee speech interaction compromise oral communication

Hyponyms

traffic debate argument conference dialogue negotiation

Examples

What if love wasn't the act of finding what you were missing but the give-and-take that made you both match? Jodi Picoult

Beyond that, however, genetic messages are coded in such a way that there is a constant give-and-take between those messages and the present experience of any given individual. That is, no genetic event is inevitable. Robert Butts

I liked the give-and-take of a policy discussion in the community, with citizens. I didn't know that even took place, frankly, but I never dreamed it would be an enjoyable thing to do. Tom Price

we had a good discussion Source: Internet

we had a word or two about it Source: Internet

In life you have to give and take Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

give your heart give your name give-and-go give-away shop give-up the ghost giveable