trade-off

Speech parts

1. trade-off - Noun

2. trade-off - Phrase

Meaning

an exchange that occurs as a compromise

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

trade off

Synonyms

compromise exchange deal balance concession reciprocity barter swap give-and-take tradeoff quid pro quo trade pact covenant agreement

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Antonyms

bad deal unfair exchange bad trade unequal exchange unequal substitution

Hypernyms

exchange interchange

Related terms

trade-off trade in tradeoff trade away deverbal trade up

Examples

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all. Brad Pitt

I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both. John Poindexter

That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader. Mary McDonnell

I guess that's the story of life: what you most fear never happens, but what you most yearn for never happens either. This is the difference between life and fiction. I suppose it's a good trade-off. But I'm not sure. Philip K. Dick

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference. Lou Holtz

I understand that love and tragedy go hand in hand, for there can't be one without the other, but nonetheless I find myself wondering whether the trade-off is fair. Nicholas Sparks

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