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单词 trade-offs
释义

trade-off

noun

ˈtrād-ˌȯf How to pronounce trade-off (audio)
1
: a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time
the education versus experience trade-off which governs personnel practices H. S. White
2
: a giving up of one thing in return for another : exchange
trade off transitive verb

Synonyms

  • back-and-forth
  • barter
  • commutation
  • dicker
  • exchange
  • quid pro quo
  • swap
  • trade
  • truck
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Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2

trade-offs

noun

plural of trade-off
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another a trade-off in which a company got a celebrity spokesperson and a fading star got some much-needed cash

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exchanges
  • swaps
  • substitutions
  • dealings
  • trades
  • deals
  • bargains
  • negotiations
  • transactions
  • trucks
  • replacements
  • commutations
  • dickers
  • barters
  • back-and-forths
  • quid pro quos
  • reciprocations
  • recompenses
  • horse trades
  • logrollings
  • requitals
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