What does "trade-off" mean?

Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.

What is a synonym for "trade-off"?

Common synonyms include: balance, balanced, balancing, barter, binary, compromise.

noun

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Noun

1
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
"In writing, there's often a trade-off between being concise and being complete."
2
an exchange that occurs as a compromise wordnet

"Mechanical advantage is a trade-off."

Deverbal from trade off.