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trade-off

[treyd-awf, -of] / ˈtreɪdˌɔf, -ˌɒf /












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“The trade-off is that while you get the recognition, you also have to put up with the periods of rejection,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the time they started saving, their oldest was close enough to college that the tax advantages of a 529 no longer seemed worth the trade-off.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fixing the problem will require the types of trade-offs elected officials have spent years avoiding.

From Barron's

"What this incident brings into focus is the fact that there is a trade-off."

From BBC

In a recent BIS media briefing, Shin addressed the policy trade-off.

From The Wall Street Journal