as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
a trade-off in which a company got a celebrity spokesperson and a fading star got some much-needed cash
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Ukraine now faces a brutal trade-off: stretch limited resources to maintain an active defense across the front, or consolidate forces, cede ground and absorb the political costs of trading space for time.
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Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Whether vibe coding lasts in the programming landscape or remains a prototyping technique will likely depend less on the capabilities of AI models and more on the willingness of organizations to accept risky trade-offs in code quality, maintainability, and technical debt.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
But farming practices can make a difference in how the illness spreads, experts say, even if there are some trade-offs.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Previous models featured removable batteries, but this trade-off allows the phones to be thinner and more appealing for everyday use beyond the job site.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Whether vibe coding lasts in the programming landscape or remains a prototyping technique will likely depend less on the capabilities of AI models and more on the willingness of organizations to accept risky trade-offs in code quality, maintainability, and technical debt.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
But farming practices can make a difference in how the illness spreads, experts say, even if there are some trade-offs.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Previous models featured removable batteries, but this trade-off allows the phones to be thinner and more appealing for everyday use beyond the job site.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade-off
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“Trade-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trade-off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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