"win-win" meaning in English

See win-win in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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

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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      "word": "雙贏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuāngyíng",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "双赢"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
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      "word": "win-win-situation"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "win-win"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "molempia hyödyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "win-win"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "gagnant-gagnant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "zum beiderseitigen Vorteil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "Doppelsieg"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "Win-Win"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "óloi kerdisménoi",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "όλοι κερδισμένοι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "mindkét fél számára előnyös/kedvező/nyerő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "win-win"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "vinn-vinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "vinn-vinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ],
      "word": "wilk syty i owca cała"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "em que todos saem ganhando"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "em que todos ganham"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespróigryšnyj",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "беспро́игрышный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzaimovýgodnyj",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "word": "взаимовы́годный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a situation that benefits two parties",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "todos ganan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "win-win"
}

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      "word": "game theory"
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      "word": "zero-sum game"
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          "text": "If you treated one person better than the other, there wouldn't be a win-win.",
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          "ref": "2024 October 30, Paul Clifton, “How can freight be a major part of rail's future?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 57:",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "nə şiş yansın, də nə kabab"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "雙贏局面"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuāngyíng júmiàn",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "双赢局面"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "yhteisvoitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "win-win-tilanne"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "mindkét fél számára előnyös helyzet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
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      "word": "wilk syty i owca cała"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tunitagavu",
      "sense": "situation that benefits both parties",
      "word": "తునితగవు"
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  "word": "win-win"
}

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