trade-off
trade-off · trade-offs
компроміс
компромисс
Ausgleich, Kompromiss, Trade-off, Abwägung
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for…Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
US/tɹˈeɪdˌɔf/
Meaning
1 sensesAny situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
In writing, there's often a trade-off between being concise and being complete.
Kompromiss, Trade-off, Ausgleich
компроми́ссkompromíss
More definitions
- an exchange that occurs as a compromise
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
situation in which one thing must be decreased for another to be increased:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
situation in which one thing must be decreased for another to be increased:
Origin
Deverbal from trade off.Deverbal from trade off.
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Forms
plural: trade-offsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an exchange that occurs as a compromise:tradeoff
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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