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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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