trade-offs

A form of trade-off — Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trade-off
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APA

trade-offs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade-offs

MLA

“trade-offs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade-offs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trade-offs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade-offs.

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