trade off en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive, with for) To choose (something) in exchange for something else, where having both at once is not an available option.
In the entry-level product category, the engineers had to trade off maximal durability for affordable upfront cost.
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(intransitive, with between or among) To choose among options, where having them all at once is not an available option.
Part of being a competent engineer is knowing how to trade off appropriately among mutually exclusive options, depending on the specified requirements for each design.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trades off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| traded off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| traded off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| trading off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
tradeoff · trade-off · trade away · trade in · trade up · trade down