Thesaurus results for TRADE-OFFS

trade-offs

noun

plural of trade-off

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another a trade-off in which a company got a celebrity spokesperson and a fading star got some much-needed cash

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Recent Examples of trade-offs But accepting that number for the sake of considering trade-offs is useful. — Pete Harrison, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 Ownership means knowing which problems are actually yours to carry, choosing responsibility with clarity, naming the trade-offs and saying when something needs more time, more context or more support. — Somdutta Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Higher defense spending could support defense companies’ credit quality, S&P said, but may add pressure to sovereign budgets and force politically difficult trade-offs. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 1 July 2026 No aesthetic trade-offs Usually, sustainable cement alternatives have had an appearance problem. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Participants repeatedly emphasized that difficult trade-offs are acceptable when they are explained clearly, implemented transparently and viewed as fair. — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 But just keep in mind that there are trade-offs -- and this gets back to what Mark was talking about. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 The challenge is figuring out which trade-offs matter most to you. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 June 2026 Avila Chevalier represents something different, an academic leftism rigid in its refusal to accept trade-offs or make concessions to ordinary people’s moral intuitions. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

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exchanges

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Thieriot said the startup is working with about a dozen commodities firms and oil suppliers, including one major trading house, and is in talks with other exchanges and market makers.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
SpaceX debuted for trading on the Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas exchanges on June 12.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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