trade-off (redirected from trade-offs)

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

n

an exchange, esp as a compromise

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 [ˈtreɪdɒf] N there is always a trade-off between risk and return → siempre existe un elemento de compensación entre el riesgo y las ganancias

trade-off [ˈtreɪdˌɒf] n (exchange) → scambio; (balancing) → compromesso