"win-win" meaning in All languages combined

See win-win on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-win-win.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=win-win}} win-win
  1. (of a situation or outcome) That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. Translations (of a situation that benefits two parties): nə şiş yansın, nə də kabab (Azerbaijani), 雙贏 (Chinese Mandarin), 双赢 (shuāngyíng) (Chinese Mandarin), win-win-situation [common-gender] (Danish), win-win (Dutch), molempia hyödyttävä (Finnish), win-win (Finnish), gagnant-gagnant (French), zum beiderseitigen Vorteil (German), Doppelsieg (German), Win-Win (German), όλοι κερδισμένοι (óloi kerdisménoi) (Greek), mindkét fél számára előnyös/kedvező/nyerő (Hungarian), win-win (Hungarian), vinn-vinn (Norwegian Bokmål), vinn-vinn (Norwegian Nynorsk), wilk syty i owca cała [interjection] (Polish), em que todos saem ganhando (Portuguese), em que todos ganham (Portuguese), беспро́игрышный (bespróigryšnyj) (Russian), взаимовы́годный (vzaimovýgodnyj) (Russian), todos ganan [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-win-win-en-adj-aM8ujCyn

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-win-win.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=win-win}} win-win
  1. A situation that benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. Related terms: game theory, zero-sum game Translations (situation that benefits both parties): nə şiş yansın, də nə kabab (Azerbaijani), 雙贏局面 (Chinese Mandarin), 双赢局面 (shuāngyíng júmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), yhteisvoitto (Finnish), win-win-tilanne (Finnish), mindkét fél számára előnyös helyzet (Hungarian), wilk syty i owca cała [interjection] (Polish), తునితగవు (tunitagavu) (Telugu)
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Phrase [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈwinˌwin/, [ˈwinˌwin], /ˈʋinˌʋin/, [ˈʋinˌʋin]
Rhymes: -in Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English win-win. Etymology templates: {{ubor|fi|en|win-win}} Unadapted borrowing from English win-win Head templates: {{head|fi|phrase}} win-win, {{tlb|fi|informal}} (informal)
  1. win-win Tags: informal Derived forms: win-win-tilanne
    Sense id: en-win-win-fi-phrase-lkvEbAF2 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Italian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English win-win. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|en|win-win}} Unadapted borrowing from English win-win Head templates: {{it-adj|inv=1|nolinkhead=1}} win-win (invariable)
  1. win-win Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-win-win-it-adj-lkvEbAF2 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1962, Joel David Singer, Deterrence, arms control, and disarmament:",
          "text": "In zero-sum games, every win for one side is a loss for the other ; there can be no such thing as a \"win-win\" outcome",
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          "ref": "1962, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Department of Defense appropriations for ...: Part 3:",
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          "ref": "1966, Justin Paul, International Marketing: Text And Cases, page 175:",
          "text": "2. Win-Win The best partnership",
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          "text": "A Win/Win Approach to Conflict / An integrative approach to conflict has such obvious merit for a group that it is worth spending some time looking at how it works",
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          "ref": "2021 December 1, Barry Doe, “A new start as Fabrik to produce the NRT files”, in RAIL, number 945, page 63:",
          "text": "At the time of writing, I have not seen the finished product, but I nevertheless think this is a win-win situation for Network Rail, operators, Fabrik and, of course, others.",
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          "ref": "1962, Joel David Singer, Deterrence, arms control, and disarmament:",
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