Thesaurus results for TRADE-OFF

trade-off

noun

ˈtrād-ˌȯf

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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Recent Examples of trade-off On the budget end of the market, consumers face trade-offs — like thinner amenities at economy-level hotels, where room rates have fallen, or downgrading from a domestic flight to a bus as intercity routes expand. —

Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025 As work begins on Republicans' biggest legislative priority, understanding this web of interconnections and trade-offs is crucial to making sense of daily developments. —

Neil Irwin, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 Policy involves trade-offs, setting priorities, risk-reward calculations, and, in democracies anyway, a continuing political debate. —

The Editors, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025 There’s an inherent trade-off between operational simplicity and quality of software. —

Ray Zhou, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trade-off