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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
compromise/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/
▶noun
- 1 an agreement that is reached by each side making concessions.
■ an intermediate state between conflicting alternatives.
- 2 the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable.
- 1 settle a dispute by mutual concession.
- 2 expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable.
- 3 bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet or reckless behaviour.
■ (as adj. compromising) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret: a compromising situation.
– derivatives
compromiser noun.
compromiser noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. compromis, from late L. compromiss-, compromittere, from com- ‘together’ + promittere (see promise).
'compromise' also found in these Oxford entries:
accommodation
- accommodationist
- all
- cross
- do-or-die
- extent
- gun
- halfway house
- -ise
- -ize
- meet
- middle ground
- negotiate
- saw
- secret
- soft
- strike
- trade
- trade-off
- via media
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pronunciation: i (long or short? as in compromise vs. promise)
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to compromise the European Central Bank's independence.
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Compromise Formula
compromise solution
compromise the integrity
compromise what I do and what I love
compromise with anything else
compromise/concession
compromise/promise
coordinate, compromise or juggle the benefits of different parties
if I could compromise the New York Times network
No backup is a guaranteed compromise
pronunciation: i (long or short? as in compromise vs. promise)
sense of loss at its compromise
to compromise the European Central Bank's independence.
trade-off versus compromise
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