TRADE-OFF


Meaning of TRADE-OFF in English

noun

trade-off (between sth and sth) the act of balancing two things that you need or want but which are opposed to each other :

There is a trade-off between the benefits of the drug and the risk of side effects.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.