tradeoff

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

Example Sentences

Volgy added that the two are running on similar platforms and that, in large part, the decision in the district is coming “down to the tradeoff between Grijalva’s experience and Foxx’s youth.”

From Salon

“That's the tradeoff. You can do that too much so that you actually make them so competitive that the other side wins,” Crayton said.

From Salon

But the tradeoff was knocking down the cancer to the point it’s undetectable.

From Salon

Hamas has suggested it could consider disarming as part of such a tradeoff, but only if Israel were to pull all its forces out of Gaza.

From BBC

“The tradeoff put to Harvard and other universities is clear: Allow the Government to micromanage your academic institution or jeopardize the institution’s ability to pursue medical breakthroughs, scientific discoveries, and innovative solutions,” the filing states.

From Salon