📖 Definitions of "Give and take"
noun
- 1
A process of compromise or accommodation.
"They hoped for an amicable solution, but both knew it would require some give and take."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Give and take"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| reciprocationnoun | The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning |
| interchangenoun | (transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange |
| discussionnoun | Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. |
| wordnoun | (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.) |
| backchatnoun | (British) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism. |
| banternoun | Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. |
| raillerynoun | Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule. |
| compromisenoun | The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. |
| returnnoun | (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person). |
| round-tripnoun | Alternative spelling of round trip. [(often figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.] |
| tug-of-warnoun | Alternative spelling of tug of war. [A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.] |
| horse-tradingnoun | Alternative spelling of horsetrading. [(idiomatic) Informal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.] |
| give-and-takenoun | The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. |
| concessionnoun | The act of conceding. |
| accommodationnoun | (chiefly British, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc. |
| compromisationnoun | (nonstandard) The act or result of compromising. |
| givenessnoun | The act of giving or yielding; submission; concession; allowance. |
| yieldingverb | Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure. |
| grantnoun | The act of granting or giving |
| back and forthnoun | From one place to another and back again. |
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