1 [C] an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end:
After lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a compromise. * In any relationship, you have to make compromises. * a compromise solution / agreement / candidate
2 [C] ~ (between A and B) a solution to a problem in which two or more things cannot exist together as they are, in which each thing is reduced or changed slightly so that they can exist together:
This model represents the best compromise between price and quality.
3 [U] the act of reaching a compromise:
Compromise is an inevitable part of life. * There is no prospect of compromise in sight.
Part of speech: verb
1 [V] ~ (with sb) (on sth) to give up some of your demands after a dispute with sb, in order to reach an agreement:
Neither side is prepared to compromise. * After much argument, the judges finally compromised on (= agreed to give the prize to) the 18-year old pianist. * They were unwilling to compromise with the Communists.
2 ~ (on sth) to do sth that is against your principles or does not reach standards that you have set:
[VN] I refuse to compromise my principles. * [V] We are not prepared to compromise on safety standards.
3 [VN] ~ sb/sth / yourself to bring sb/sth/yourself into danger or under suspicion, especially by acting in a way that is not very sensible:
She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation. * Defeat at this stage would compromise their chances (= reduce their chances) of reaching the finals of the competition.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for compromise is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is compromise a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, compromise is tagged as noun.
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