Definition of win-win in English English dictionary
- Of a situation or outcome that benefits two parties, or that has two distinct benefits
The internship requirement for graduation has proved to be a win-win venture; companies receive the benefit of creative students with cutting-edge technical skills, while the students gain real-world experience in their chosen profession.
- A win-win situation is one where you are certain to do well or be successful. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of what is a win-win opportunity. no-win. a win-win situation, solution etc is one that will end well for everyone involved in it no-win situation
- win-win situation
- A situation where both parties gain from a transaction or deal, or where all possible outcomes are favourable
Hiring summer interns from the university continues to be a win-win situation with students gaining valuable real world experience and businesses receiving the benefit of employees with cutting edge technical skills.
- win-win situations
- plural form of win-win situation
- win-win situation
- {i} situation where one person benefits and not necessarily due to the loss of another person
- for the win
- Being the best; being great, awesome, amazing or spectacular; sure to succeed (used as a term of approval, like long live)
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- no-win situation
- Any situation that is certain to end in failure or in which any favourable outcome is impossible
- no-win situations
- plural form of no-win situation
- not win for losing
- To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts
Manboy grinned, and looked up as Two-Way joined them, laughing. Gabe you is just naturally a Jonah to your own self, and can't win for losing no matter what.
- win
- To cause a victory for someone
The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.
- win
- To achieve victory
Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?.
- win
- To conquer, defeat
And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne .
- win
- To obtain (someone) by wooing
- win
- To obtain something that is wanted
The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
- win
- To achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc)
- win
- An individual victory
- win around
- To persuade someone who disagrees with you, to agree with your point of view
My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them around.
- win out
- To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities
You can be sure that justice will win out in the end.
- win over
- To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something
If the truth doesn't win him over, perhaps charm will.
- win round
- To persuade someone who disagrees with you, to agree with your point of view
My parents didn't want me to see him any more, but I finally won them round.
- win the day
- to be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal)
- win the day
- to gain complete victory or success over something or someone
- win up
- To get back on one's feet
And so they ran togydirs so myghtyly that ayther smote other downe, horse and all, to the erth; and than they wan up lyghtly, and drewe swerdys and dressed their shyldis .
- you win
- Used to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments
Ok. You win. I can't spend all day arguing over such a small detail. I've got much more important things to do.
- in it to win it
- (Ev ile ilgili) In order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try
- win
- {v} to gain, get, get by conquest or play
- no win situation
- A no-win situation or less commonly a "lose-lose" situation, is one where a person has choices, but no choice leads to success. If an executioner offers the condemned the choice of dying by being hanged, shot, or poisoned, since all choices lead to death, the condemned is in a no-win situation. Simply put, this bleak situation is one where no matter what choice one makes, the result from choosing either one will be the same: nobody wins at all
- scratch-and-win
- A scratchcard (called a scratch off, scratch ticket, scratcher, scratchie, scratch-it, scratch game, scratch-and-win, instant game or instant lottery in different places) is a small card, often made of thin paper-based card for competitions and plastic to conceal PINs, where one or more areas contain concealed information which can be revealed by scratching off an opaque covering
- win the day
- be victorious, win
- win win
- Of or being a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups: "a win-win proposition for the buyer and the seller."
- win win
- Of or denoting a situation in which each party benefits
- U Ne Win
- or Shu Maung born May 24, 1911, Paungdale, Burma died Dec. 5, 2002, Yangôn, Myanmar Leader of Burma (Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988. He became involved in the Burmese independence movement in the mid-1930s. During World War II he initially served in the Japanese-sponsored army but later helped organize underground resistance to the Japanese. In 1962 he ousted the elected prime minister U Nu; his subsequent regime combined military dictatorship with a socialist economic program. Burma became isolated and impoverished under Ne Win, and he resigned in 1988. He continued to exercise power behind the scenes, however, until shortly before his death
- loose the battle but win the war
- have the last laugh; be successful in the end
- no-win
- If you are in a no-win situation, any action you take will fail to benefit you in any way. It was a no-win situation. Either she pretended she hated Ned and felt awful or admitted she loved him and felt even worse!. relating to a situation in which whatever you choose to do it will have a bad result
- no-win
- certain to end in failure and disappointment; "a no-win situation
- no-win situation
- a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do
- no-win situation
- situation in which no one comes out the winner
- win
- something won (especially money)
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- win
- {i} victory, success, triumph; position of first place; amount won, winnings
- win
- Wireless switched network that allows carriers to provide enhanced and customized services for mobile phones
- win
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- win
- If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved. He does not have any realistic chance of winning the election The top four teams all won Sanchez Vicario won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. lose Win is also a noun. Arsenal's dismal league run of eight games without a win = victory defeat
- win
- a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game
- win
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc ; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- win
- n: wine 1
- win
- If something wins you a prize or wins you something else that you want, it causes you to get it. The feat won them a prize of £85,000 lose see also winning
- win
- (W) A win is credited to the starting pitcher only if he has pitched at least five complete innings, leaves the game with the lead and his team holds the lead for the remainder of the game A win is credited to the relief pitcher if, while he is still in the game, his team takes the lead and stays ahead for the remainder of the game No more than one win is credited each game
- win
- The architecture of the wireless switched network that allows carriers to provide enhanced and customized services for mobile telephones
- win
- to make an enemy
- win
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- win
- A victory A statistic credited to the winning pitcher
- win
- To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship
- win
- To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail
- win
- To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country
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- win
- To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake
- win
- To extract, as ore or coal
- win
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- win
- White moves first, and must eventually win against any possible defence
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- win
- If something wins you something such as an election, competition, battle, or argument, it causes you to defeat the people competing with you or fighting you, or to do better than everyone else involved. That sort of gain for Labour is nothing like good enough to win them the general election lose
- win
- be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game
- win
- be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
- win
- If you win something such as a prize or medal, you get it because you have defeated everyone else in something such as an election, competition, battle, or argument, or have done very well in it. The first correct entry wins the prize She won bronze for Great Britain in the European Championships
- win
- to lose the battle but win the war: see battle to win the day: see day to win hands down: see hand. W3 a success or victory, especially in sport
- win
- [MIT] 1 vi To succeed A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it sufficiently {robust} to take exceptions in stride 2 n Success, or a specific instance thereof A pleasing outcome A {feature} Emphatic forms: `moby win', `super win', `hyper-win' (often used interjectively as a reply) For some reason `suitable win' is also common at MIT, usually in reference to a satisfactory solution to a problem Oppose {lose}; see also {big win}, which isn't quite just an intensification of `win'
- win
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
- win
- attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
- win
- a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
- win
- To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury
- win
- If you win something that you want or need, you succeed in getting it. moves to win the support of the poor British Aerospace has won an order worth 340 million dollars. = gain lose
- win
- {f} be victorious; gain; obtain; arrive with great effort; succeed; acquire; convince; gain trust (or approval, favor, etc.)
- win
- v 1 To gain a victory; victorious; triumph 2 To succeed in reaching or achieving a specified condition or place
- win a name for oneself
- make himself a reputation, make himself famous
- win a prize
- {f} be victorious and receive a prize
- win back
- If you win back something that you have lost, you get it again, especially as a result of a great effort. The Government will have to work hard to win back the confidence of the people So he went and filed a suit and won his job back
- win back
- recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers
- win big at the casino
- make a great deal of money while gambling at a casino
- win friends
- gain allies, earn friends (by one's actions)
- win gold
- win first prize and receive the gold medal
- win on
- influence; advance toward
- win one's bread
- earn money, make a living, support oneself financially
- win one's consent
- get one's to agree, receive one's approval
- win one's spurs
- win fame, win glory
- win out
- If something or someone wins out or wins through, they are successful after a competition or struggle. Sometimes perseverance does win out
- win out
- succeed
- win over
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
- win over
- persuade, cause someone to agree with one's cause
- win over
- If you win someone over or win them round, you persuade them to support you or agree with you. He has won over a significant number of the left-wing deputies They still hope to win him round
- win round
- see win over
- win silver
- win second place and receive the silver medal
- win the battle
- be victorious in a fight, win a fight
- win the cup
- be victorious and earn the trophy
- win the nomination
- win the bid to be the candidate; win the election
- win through
- see win out
- win through
- arrive at the goal, reach the goal