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- Dictionarycompromise/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/
noun
- 1. an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions: "eventually they reached a compromise" Similar Opposite
- 2. the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable: "sexism should be tackled without compromise"
verb
- 1. settle a dispute by mutual concession: "in the end we compromised and deferred the issue" Similar
- 2. expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable: "we were not prepared to compromise on safety"
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an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
1. a. : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. b. : something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things. 2. : a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial. a compromise of principles. compromise. 2 of 2. verb. compromised; compromising. intransitive verb. 1. a.
Compromise definition: a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands. See examples of COMPROMISE used in a sentence.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent raise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
4 days ago · A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people. Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want. [+ between]
A compromise is a way of settling differences by everybody making concessions. If you want to stay out until 10 and your friend wants to stay out until midnight, 11 is a good compromise . Compromise comes from the Latin compromissum , which means "mutual promise."
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ [countable] an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end. After lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a compromise. In any relationship, you have to make compromises. a compromise solution/agreement/candidate.
[transitive] compromise somebody/something/yourself to cause somebody/something/yourself to be in danger or to be suspected of something, especially by acting in a way that is not very sensible. She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation.
an endangering, especially of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity. See more verb (used with object), com·pro·mised, com·pro·mis·ing.
If you compromise with someone, you reach an agreement with them in which you both give up something that you originally wanted. You can also say that two people or groups compromise.
