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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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COMPROMISE definition: 1. an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their…. Learn more.
compromise: [noun] settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things.
COMPROMISE meaning: 1. an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their…. Learn more.
[countable] compromise (between A and B) a solution to a problem in which two or more things cannot exist together as they are, in which each thing is reduced or changed slightly so that they can exist together This model represents the best compromise between price and quality. It was a fair compromise between the two sides.
Compromise definition: a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.. See examples of COMPROMISE used in a sentence.
8 meanings: 1. the settlement of a dispute by concessions on both or all sides 2. the terms of such a settlement 3. something.... Click for more definitions.
[transitive] compromise somebody/something/yourself to cause somebody/something/yourself to be in danger or to be suspected of something, especially by acting in a way that is not very sensible She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation. Defeat at this stage would compromise their chances (= reduce their chances) of reaching the finals of the competition.
A compromise is a way of settling differences by everybody making concessions. If you want to stay out until 10 and your friend wants to stay out until midnight, 11 is a good compromise.
COMPROMISE definition: 1. an agreement to accept something which is not exactly what you want: 2. to agree to something…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English compromise com‧pro‧mise 1 / ˈkɒmprəmaɪz $ ˈkɑːm-/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable] AGREE an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first, or the act of making this agreement Compromise is an inevitable part of marriage. To stop the argument they decided on a compromise. compromise with ...
