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Definition of Tradeoff
1. Noun. An exchange that occurs as a compromise. "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine"
Definition of Tradeoff
1. Noun. An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tradeoff
1. a giving up of one thing in return for another [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tradeoff
Literary usage of Tradeoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. OECD Economic Surveys: Sweden by Publishing Oecd Publishing (2005)
"The equity-efficiency tradeoff Many of the challenges discussed in the report
have implications for equality. Sweden currently has the second-most equal ..."
2. Putting People on the Map: Protecting Confidentiality with Linked Social by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"... The tradeoff: Confidentiality Versus Access The previous three chapters describe
the challenge of preserving confidentiality while facilitating research ..."