compromise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑe̯z] (Australia)
- /ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑez/ (Australia)
- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
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- [ˈkɔ̟mpɹəˌmɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”), prop. neuter of Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”); see promise.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
1775, Edmund Burke, Conciliation with America:That's the nature of compromises. They truly satisfy no one.
2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53:An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a never failing characteristic of religious factions.
1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:But basely yielded upon compromise / That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
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(countable, uncountable) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
a compromise of character or right
I was determined not to accept any fine speeches, to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was, after all, my strongest claim and title to them.
1823, Charles Lamb, Modern Gallantry:
- (countable, qualifier:computer security, uncountable) A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| compromises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
compromise effect · compromiseless · immunocompromise · procompromise
Relateds
Translations (80)
hy փոխզիջում (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tl kompromiso (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · yue 妥協 /妥协 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sq kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · hi सुलह (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · pt concessão (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 折衷 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · de Kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · eo kompromiso (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 和解 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ar حَل وَسَط (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · pt compromisso (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ky ымала (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · fi kompromissi (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sk kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sl kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 折り合い (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · nb kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · fr compromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tg гузашт (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · nl compromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · az kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tg мусолиҳа (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sh компро̀мис (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ar تَسْوِيَة (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · cmn 和解 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · he פְּשָׁרָה (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · pl kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · cmn 折衷 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · cmn 折中 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · kk мәміле (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · es transigencia (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tr ödün (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · lv kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · hu kiegyezés (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ru компроми́сс (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ka კომპრომისი (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ca compromís (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tr uzlaşma (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · uz kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · de Ausgleich (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · fr concession (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ro compromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tg созиш (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · el συμβιβασμός (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · tr taviz (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 妥協 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · hi समझौता (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · da kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · cmn 妥協 /妥协 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · be кампрамі́с (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · fi sovitteluratkaisu (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · fa-ira مُصالِحِه (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ur سَمْجَھوتا (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · uk компромі́с (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · nn kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · yue 折衷 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 歩み寄り (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ja 譲歩 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · mk компромис (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · uz murosa (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · pt meio-termo (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ky компромисс (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sh kompròmis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · prs مُصَالَحَه (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · pt acordo (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · kk ымыра (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · it compromesso (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · ko 타협 (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · et kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · az güzəşt (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · es convenio (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · lt kompromisas (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · id kompromi (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · es avenencia (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · hy կոմպրոմիս (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · hu kompromisszum (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · sv kompromiss (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · bg компро́мис (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) · cs kompromis (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions)