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tradeoff

/treɪdɒf/ noun · British & US
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What does tradeoff mean?

noun

A situation in which two or more things are compared or weighed against each other, often in order to make a decision or achieve a balance.

Example

"The company had to make a tradeoff between increasing production and maintaining quality."

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