CEFR C1

give-and-take

noun

Meaning

give-and-take means the settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses give-and-take to mean the settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.
The teacher asked students to find give-and-take in the reading.

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give-and-take (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses give-and-take to mean the settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.
The teacher asked students to find give-and-take in the reading.
Check the words around give-and-take to choose the right meaning.

How to Use give-and-take

a/the give-and-take (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a give-and-take."
give-and-take in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked give-and-take in context before translating it."

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