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Arrangement vs. Compromise — What's the Difference?

Arrangement vs. Compromise — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Arrangement and Compromise

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Arrangement

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure.

Compromise

To compromise is to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand. In arguments, compromise is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desires.

Arrangement

The action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged
The arrangement of the furniture in the room

Compromise

An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
Eventually they reached a compromise
The secret of a happy marriage is compromise

Arrangement

A plan or preparation for a future event
All the arrangements for the wedding were made
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Compromise

The expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable
Sexism should be tackled without compromise

Arrangement

A musical composition arranged for performance with instruments or voices differing from those originally specified
Mozart's symphonies in arrangements for cello and piano

Compromise

Settle a dispute by mutual concession
In the end we compromised and deferred the issue

Arrangement

A settlement of a dispute or claim.

Compromise

Expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable
We were not prepared to compromise on safety

Arrangement

The act or process of arranging
The arrangement of a time and place for the meeting.

Compromise

Bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behaviour
Situations in which his troops could be compromised

Arrangement

The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal
Provided flowers and saw to their arrangement.

Compromise

A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.

Arrangement

A collection of things that have been arranged
The circular arrangement of megaliths called Stonehenge.

Compromise

The result of such a settlement.

Arrangement

Often arrangements A provision or plan made in preparation for an undertaking
Made arrangements for surgery.

Compromise

Something that combines qualities or elements of different things
The incongruous design is a compromise between high tech and early American.

Arrangement

An agreement or settlement; a disposition
Our dog will be looked after by arrangement with a neighbor.

Compromise

A weakening or reduction of one's principles or standards
A compromise of morality.

Arrangement

An adaptation of a composition for other instruments or voices or for another style of performance.

Compromise

Impairment, as by disease or injury
Physiological compromise.

Arrangement

A composition so arranged.

Compromise

To arrive at a settlement by making concessions.

Arrangement

The act of arranging.

Compromise

To reduce the quality, value, or degree of something, such as one's ideals.

Arrangement

The manner of being arranged.

Compromise

To expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
A secret mission that was compromised and had to be abandoned.

Arrangement

A collection of things that have been arranged.

Compromise

To reduce in quality, value, or degree; weaken or lower
Don't compromise your standards.

Arrangement

A particular way in which items are organized.

Compromise

To impair, as by disease or injury
An immune system that was compromised by a virus.

Arrangement

(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

Compromise

To settle by mutual concessions
A dispute that was compromised.

Arrangement

An agreement.

Compromise

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

Arrangement

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Compromise

A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
A compromise of character or right

Arrangement

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

Compromise

(computer security) A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.

Arrangement

The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnæan arrangement of plants.

Compromise

(ambitransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.

Arrangement

Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.

Compromise

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

Arrangement

Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.

Compromise

(intransitive) To find a way between extremes.

Arrangement

The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.

Compromise

To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.

Arrangement

The thing arranged or agreed to;
They made arrangements to meet in Chicago

Compromise

(transitive) To cause impairment of.

Arrangement

An orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging;
A flower arrangement

Compromise

(transitive) To breach (a security system).
They tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.

Arrangement

An organized structure for arranging or classifying;
He changed the arrangement of the topics
The facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original
He tried to understand their system of classification

Compromise

A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.

Arrangement

The spatial property of the way in which something is placed;
The arrangement of the furniture
The placement of the chairs

Compromise

A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
But basely yielded upon compromiseThat which his noble ancestors achieved with blows.
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a never failing characteristic of religious factions.

Arrangement

A piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

Compromise

A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
I was determined not to accept any fine speeches, to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was, after all, my strongest claim and title to them.

Arrangement

The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

Compromise

To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
Laban and himself were compromisedThat all the eanlings which were streaked and piedShould fall as Jacob's hire.

Compromise

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
The controversy may easily be compromised.

Compromise

To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances.

Compromise

To agree; to accord.

Compromise

To make concession for conciliation and peace.

Compromise

A middle way between two extremes

Compromise

An accommodation in which both sides make concessions;
The newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'

Compromise

Make a compromise; arrive at a compromise;
Nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise

Compromise

Settle by concession

Compromise

Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute;
The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy

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