give-and-take

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give-and-take

also give and take (gĭv′ən-tāk′)

1. The practice of compromise.

2. Lively exchange of ideas or conversation: "the raucous give and take of American democracy" (Charles Kuralt).

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give-and-take

1. mutual concessions, shared benefits, and cooperation

2. a smoothly flowing exchange of ideas and talk

vb (intr)

to make mutual concessions

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give′-and-take′

1. the practice of dealing by compromise; cooperation.

2. good-natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc.

[1760–70]

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Noun	1.	give-and-take - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" discussion, word speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" argumentation, debate, argument - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" deliberation - (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury" group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic panel discussion - discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience postmortem, post-mortem - discussion of an event after it has occurred public discussion, ventilation - free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" negotiation, talks, dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"
	2.	give-and-take - light teasing repartee backchat, banter, raillery repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply badinage - frivolous banter persiflage - light teasing
	3.	give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) interchange, reciprocation interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting reciprocity - mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

give-and-take

noun compromise, agreement, concession, co-operation, flexibility, reciprocity a happy relationship where there's a lot of give-and-take

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give-and-take

also give and take
noun

A settlement of differences through mutual concession:

accommodation, arrangement, compromise, medium, settlement.

Law: composition.

Translations

give-and-take

[ˈgɪvənˈteɪk] N → toma y daca m, concesiones fpl mutuas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

give-and-take

[ˌgɪv/ənˈteɪk] n (fam) → elasticità
there has to be a bit of give-and-take → bisogna venirsi un po' incontro