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tradeoff

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  1. What must be given up, and what is gained, when an economic decision is made.


Example Sentences

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The moves are expected to come with several financial tradeoffs.

From MarketWatch

The tradeoffs are equally real, and far less well understood.

From MarketWatch

Viewed from the standpoint of nature, wouldn’t that be a good tradeoff?

From The Wall Street Journal

In many cases, the tradeoff is losing access to the service until the money is repaid.

From MarketWatch

Good free VPN software has reasonable tradeoffs: they will limit your data, server choices, or speeds while keeping you actually secure.

From Salon