Compromise vs. Tradeoff — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compromise and Tradeoff
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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.
Tradeoff
An exchange of one thing in return for another, especially relinquishment of one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more desirable
"a fundamental trade-off between capitalist prosperity and economic security" (David A. Stockman).
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
Tradeoff
An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make.
Compromise
The expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable
Sexism should be tackled without compromise
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Tradeoff
The exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise.
Compromise
Settle a dispute by mutual concession
In the end we compromised and deferred the issue
Tradeoff
The giving up of one desired objective in order to attain another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time; as, the factory workers viewed the trade-off of air quality for jobs as a necessary evil.
Compromise
Expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable
We were not prepared to compromise on safety
Tradeoff
An exchange that occurs as a compromise;
I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine
Compromise
Bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behaviour
Situations in which his troops could be compromised
Compromise
A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.
Compromise
The result of such a settlement.
Compromise
Something that combines qualities or elements of different things
The incongruous design is a compromise between high tech and early American.
Compromise
A weakening or reduction of one's principles or standards
A compromise of morality.
Compromise
Impairment, as by disease or injury
Physiological compromise.
Compromise
To arrive at a settlement by making concessions.
Compromise
To reduce the quality, value, or degree of something, such as one's ideals.
Compromise
To expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
A secret mission that was compromised and had to be abandoned.
Compromise
To reduce in quality, value, or degree; weaken or lower
Don't compromise your standards.
Compromise
To impair, as by disease or injury
An immune system that was compromised by a virus.
Compromise
To settle by mutual concessions
A dispute that was compromised.
Compromise
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
Compromise
A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
A compromise of character or right
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.
Compromise
(ambitransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.
Compromise
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
Compromise
(intransitive) To find a way between extremes.
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.
Compromise
(transitive) To cause impairment of.
Compromise
(transitive) To breach (a security system).
They tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.
Compromise
A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
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.
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.
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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