give-and-takes

noun

plural of give-and-take
1
as in discussions
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue a give-and-take about what we should do Saturday night

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2
as in negotiations
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement negotiating the terms of the deal will require some give-and-take on both sides

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give-and-takes
  1. discussions
  2. negotiations
  3. consultations
  4. compromises
  5. debates
  6. consults
  7. talks
  8. conversations
Noun
  • Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio of San Diego has vocalized his opposition in discussions of the bill, criticizing the idea of providing funding to outlets that make political endorsements.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The study begins as international discussions around maritime nuclear technology gather pace.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of discussions
Noun
  • The man locked himself inside, leading to hours of negotiations from officers trying to persuade him to surrender, police said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those negotiations failed, and the federal government had to step in with its own.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiations
Noun
  • The company reports that its technology has supported 18 million clinical consultations across thousands of hospitals in the United States.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Provide a mobile health unit, transportation, telehealth specialty consultations, care coordination, patient navigation, postpartum follow-up, and obstetric workforce training.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of consultations
Noun
  • These outcomes compound slowly across hundreds of subtle leadership choices, misaligned incentive structures and systemic compromises over long periods.
    — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Despite Bonta’s assertion Wednesday that the states made no compromises, the agreement drops a key demand that children be barred from using Facebook and Instagram at school.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of compromises
Noun
  • In an appearance on Semafor’s Mixed Signals in the wake of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s win, Piker expressed dismay at being invoked in intra-Democratic debates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One of the key debates around Nvidia's stock has become whether its customers will generate sufficient returns on their AI computing infrastructure to justify continued spending on the company's chips and networking gear.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • Mindy Leffler developed the Duchenne Video Assessment, used in Capricor’s Phase 3 study, and consults on its data.
    — Mindy Leffler, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Path2Papers, a project at Cornell Law School, analyzed 1,600 consults and estimated that around 60% of DACA recipients would be subject to the 10-year ban.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of consults
Noun
  • Former mayor Harry Sidhu went to prison on corruption charges, and the two parties never re-engaged on talks.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In our first episode, Cruel talks with actress Olivia Munn about her experience with breast cancer.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • Bonta added that the state is in communication with Snap, and is pursuing conversations with TikTok, with hopes that YouTube will also come to the table.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversations
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“Give-and-takes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give-and-takes. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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