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win-win
[ win-win ]
/ ˈwɪnˈwɪn /
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adjective
advantageous to both sides, as in a negotiation: a win-win proposal; a win-win situation.
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Origin of win-win
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby win-win
wintle,
Winton,
wintry,
Wintu,
Wintun,
win-win,
winy,
winze,
WIP,
wipe,
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How to use win-win in a sentence
Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.
Her Miss America win transcended mere superficial beauty standards.
A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
If history is a guide, Huckabee will need to resonate with more than just the faithful if he is to win.
She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
The real experience has a magnetism of its own and will win above mere technicality whenever it has the opportunity.
Great preparations had been made, and the success must have been perfect to win so general and hearty a commendation.
All the miserable stratagems they had been guilty of to win him; the dishonest plotting and planning.
They take him along whenever they play games, thinking the mascot helps them to win.
British Dictionary definitions for win-win
adjective
guaranteeing a favourable outcome for everyone involveda win-win situation for NATO
Word Origin for win-win
C20: modelled on no-win
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