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Tradeoff

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.

    "Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make."

  2. 2
    an exchange that occurs as a compromise wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from trade off.

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