Thesaurus results for TRADE-OFFS

trade-offs

noun

plural of trade-off

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another a trade-off in which a company got a celebrity spokesperson and a fading star got some much-needed cash

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Recent Examples of trade-offs But just keep in mind that there are trade-offs -- and this gets back to what Mark was talking about. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 The challenge is figuring out which trade-offs matter most to you. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 June 2026 But accepting that number for the sake of considering trade-offs is useful. — Pete Harrison, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 No aesthetic trade-offs Usually, sustainable cement alternatives have had an appearance problem. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Ownership means knowing which problems are actually yours to carry, choosing responsibility with clarity, naming the trade-offs and saying when something needs more time, more context or more support. — Somdutta Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Avila Chevalier represents something different, an academic leftism rigid in its refusal to accept trade-offs or make concessions to ordinary people’s moral intuitions. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 Participants repeatedly emphasized that difficult trade-offs are acceptable when they are explained clearly, implemented transparently and viewed as fair. — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Higher defense spending could support defense companies’ credit quality, S&P said, but may add pressure to sovereign budgets and force politically difficult trade-offs. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 1 July 2026

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exchanges

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The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.

— Larry Magid, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Even small transfers through regulated exchanges can trigger checks that require firms to collect and share identifying information about the parties to the transfer.

— Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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