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give-and-take

DEFINITIONS OF: give-and-take

n mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

Synonyms:: interchange, reciprocation

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; reciprocity
mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges; cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization
interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; dealings, traffic
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'); relation
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

Type of:: interaction
a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

n an exchange of views on some topic

Synonyms:: discussion, word

Examples:: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

Types:: show 25 types...; hide 25 types...; argument, argumentation, debate
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; deliberation
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; conference, group discussion
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic; panel discussion
discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience; post-mortem, postmortem
discussion of an event after it has occurred; public discussion, ventilation
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; dialogue, negotiation, talks
a discussion intended to produce an agreement; logomachy
argument about words or the meaning of words; parley
a negotiation between enemies; bull session
an informal discussion (usually among men); colloquy
a conversation especially a formal one; consultation
a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; audience, consultation, interview
a conference (usually with someone important); huddle, powwow
(informal) a quick private conference; news conference, press conference
a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity; pretrial, pretrial conference
(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases; round table, round-table conference, roundtable
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; session
a meeting for execution of a group's functions; teach-in
an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue; teleconference, teleconferencing
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television; diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
negotiation between nations; bargaining
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement; collective bargaining
negotiation between an employer and trade union; horse trading
negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining; mediation
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

Type of:: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
(language) communication by word of mouth

n light teasing repartee

Synonyms:: backchat, banter, raillery

Types:: badinage
frivolous banter; persiflage
light teasing

Type of:: repartee
adroitness and cleverness in reply

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