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- DictionaryCom·pro·mise/ˈkämprəˌmīz/
noun
- 1. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions: "an ability to listen to two sides in a dispute, and devise a compromise acceptable to both"
verb
- 1. settle a dispute by mutual concession: "in the end we compromised and deferred the issue"
- 2. accept standards that are lower than is desirable: "we were not prepared to compromise on safety"