TRADE-OFF


Meaning of TRADE-OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrād-ˌȯf ]

noun

Date: 1961

1. : a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time

the education versus experience trade-off which governs personnel practices — H. S. White

2. : a giving up of one thing in return for another : exchange

• trade off transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.