trade-off
Example Sentences
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Americans have learned to live with ads on smartphones and other devices as a necessary trade-off of connectivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
He said there was a "common trade-off between protecting people from harmful content and engagement".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
No deduction now, but tax-free later can be an attractive trade-off for some taxpayers, depending on future income and tax circumstances.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
In that situation, the Fed could face a difficult trade-off between trying to bring inflation under control and protecting growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Moreover, if this trade-off is not acknowledged, there is a tendency to deny or cover up the inevitable defective items, which makes the job of quality control that much more difficult.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
