"tradeoff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tradeoffs [plural], trade-off [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal of trade off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|trade off}} Deverbal of trade off Head templates: {{en-noun}} tradeoff (plural tradeoffs)
  1. An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else. Synonyms: compromise
    Sense id: en-tradeoff-en-noun-~TbwKy2b Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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