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Definition trade off in American English

trade off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to accept a disadvantage so that you can have a benefit

Example

They traded off a positive rate of inflation for a lower unemployment rate.

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2

to share a responsibility or piece of work between two or more people, each doing some of the work in turn

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Definition trade off in American English