If you trade off one thing against another, you exchange all or part of one thing for another, as part of a negotiation or compromise. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling There is a possibility of being able to trade off information for a reduced sentence. see also trade-off
The alternatives individuals, firms, and society face; for example, whether to choose one good or input or another, whether to visit a park or go to a movie
The combination of benefits and costs which are gained and lost in switching between alternative courses of action "Trade-offs" include only those portions of benefits and costs that are not common to all alternative courses of action under consideration
the amount of one good (or one desirable objective) that must be given up to get more of another good (or to attain more of another desirable objective)
trade offs
Turkish pronunciation
treyd ôfs
Pronunciation
/ˈtrād ˈôfs/ /ˈtreɪd ˈɔːfs/
Etymology
[ 'trAd ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle Low German; akin to Old High German trata track, course, Old English tredan to tread.