Tradeoff

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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).
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  • n. An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise.
  • n. the giving up of one desired objective in order to attain another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time.
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  • n. an exchange that occurs as a compromise
  • n. an exchange that occurs as a compromise
    • Equivalent
    trade-off   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    interchange    exchange   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    compromise   
    Same Context
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