win-win

[win-win]

adjective

1. advantageous to both sides, as in a negotiation.

   a win-win proposal; a win-win situation.

win-win

adjective

1. guaranteeing a favourable outcome for everyone involved

   a win-win situation for NATO

Word History and Origins

Origin of win-win¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Word History and Origins

Origin of win-win¹

C20: modelled on _no-win

Example Sentences

They don’t want me there, and I don’t want to be there—so me not going to Ghana seems like a win-win.

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Jack Liu’s research helped inform a government intervention with the five thousand villagers living in the reserve areas in an attempt to find a win-win solution to this problem.

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In most cases, that’s a “win-win” situation, he added, but since Cloudflare helps power about a fifth of the internet’s sites, it has the potential to take them down as well when its systems fail.

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A Ministry of Housing spokesperson said it was fixing a failing system with landmark reforms, which would deliver a win-win for the economy and the environment.

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Speaking to the BBC, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the report was a "win-win for employees and employers because its' aimed at keeping people with sickness issues or developing disability issues in work".

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