tradeoff

Cultural  

1. What must be given up, and what is gained, when an economic decision is made.

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Example Sentences

In interviews with MarketWatch last year, parents with four or more children talked about the tradeoffs they made to support a larger-than-average family at a time when the cost of living has increased.

From MarketWatch

Because of this tradeoff, the number of stomata on a leaf and how they open and close directly affect how efficiently a plant uses water.

From Science Daily

There are other environmental tradeoffs to going organic as well.

From Salon

It spent 30 years building integrated refining infrastructure, accepting environmental tradeoffs Western nations won’t, and subsidizing state champions until it dominated global processing.

From MarketWatch

New research suggests this same tradeoff has shaped evolution, especially in the rise of complex animal societies.

From Science Daily