tradeoff
tradeoff · tradeoffs
An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of…An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
US/tɹˈeɪdˌɔf/
Meaning
1 sensesAn advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make.
More definitions
- an exchange that occurs as a compromise
Origin
Deverbal from trade off.Deverbal from trade off.
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