give-and-take

give-and-take also give and take (gvn-tk)

n.

1. The practice of compromise.

2. Lively exchange of ideas or conversation: "the raucous give and take of American democracy" (Charles Kuralt).

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give-and-take

n

1. mutual concessions, shared benefits, and cooperation

2. a smoothly flowing exchange of ideas and talk

vb give and take (intr)

to make mutual concessions

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	give-and-take - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" discussion, word speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" argumentation, debate, argument - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" deliberation - (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury" group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic panel discussion - discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience post-mortem, postmortem - discussion of an event after it has occurred public discussion, ventilation - free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" negotiation, talks, dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"
	2.	give-and-take - light teasing repartee               backchat, banter, raillery repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply badinage - frivolous banter persiflage - light teasing
	3.	give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) interchange, reciprocation interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting reciprocity - mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

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give-and-take

noun compromise, agreement, concession, co-operation, flexibility, reciprocity a happy relationship where there's a lot of give-and-take

Translations

give-and-take [ˈgɪvənˈteɪk] N → toma y daca m, concesiones fpl mutuas

give-and-take [ˌgɪv/ənˈteɪk] n (fam) → elasticità
there has to be a bit of give-and-take → bisogna venirsi un po' incontro