trade-off

trade·off or trade-off  (trdôf, -f)

n.

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.

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trade-off

Noun

an exchange, esp. as a compromise: there is often a trade-off between manpower costs and computer costs

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trade-off - an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" tradeoff exchange, interchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"

Translations

trade-off n a trade-off (between) → un equilibrio (entre)

trade-off [ˈtreɪdɔf] n (= exchange) → échange f (= balancing); équilibre m

trade-off [ˈtreɪdɔf] n → Handel m;

there's bound to be a trade-off between speed and quality → es gibt entweder Einbußen bei der Schnelligkeit oder bei der Qualität

trade-off [ˈtreɪdɔf] n → compromesso, accomodamento