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trade-off
[ treyd-awf, -of ]
noun
- the exchange of one thing for another of more or less equal value, especially to effect a compromise.
trade-off
noun
- an exchange, esp as a compromise
Word History and Origins
Origin of trade-off1
Idioms and Phrases
Exchange one thing for another, especially as a compromise. For example, They were willing to trade off some vacation for the freedom to work flexible hours . This idiom gave rise to tradeoff for “an exchange.” [First half of 1800s]Example Sentences
William can probably handle it, but will Kate be as happy to make such a vacation trade-off?
To be sure, the trade-off for adhering to Chinese restrictions is a lucrative market of professionals.
As a trade-off for those funds, Galactic is committed to creating a Spaceport in Abu Dhabi—a place that loves excess.
The problem with religious law, of course, is that it allows for none of these value trade-off discussions.
It's not that they're making a trade-off between this and another piece of jewelry.
Garen was a part of the Mekinese empire which was not encouraged to trade off-planet except through Mekin.
High prices are an implicit trade-off favouring small, elite, select, rich world clientele.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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