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pros and cons

plural noun
  1. the favorable and the unfavorable factors or reasons; advantages and disadvantages.
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British Dictionary definitions for pros and cons

pros and cons

pl n
  1. the various arguments in favour of and against a motion, course of action, etc
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Word Origin for pros and cons

C16: from Latin prō for + con, from contrā against
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Idioms and Phrases with pros and cons

pros and cons

Arguments or considerations for and against something, as in We'd best weigh all the pros and cons before we decide to add a new wing to the library. This idiom is taken from the Latin pro for “for” and con for “against.” [Late 1500s]

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