Definition of compromise
Nouns
a middle way between two extremes
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cooperation
joint operation or action
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
"the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
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Missouri Compromise
an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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accommodation
a settlement of differences
Verbs
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
we all must compromise"
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whore
compromise oneself for money or other gains
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give and take
make mutual concessions
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agree
achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
settle by concession
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determine, settle, square off, square up
settle conclusively; come to terms
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