Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice of compromise.
- noun Lively exchange of ideas or conversation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice of giving and taking on equal or fair terms; a mutual making of concessions or allowances; exchange, as of ideas, civilities, repartee, jests, banter, etc.; a giving of tit-for-tat.
- Characterized by a spirit of giving and taking on fair terms, as in evening up advantages and disadvantages; marked by mutual concession: as, a give-and-take policy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
settling ofdifferences throughcompromise and mutualconcessions . - noun A
lively exchange ofconversation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun light teasing repartee
- noun an exchange of views on some topic
- noun mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
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Examples
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In a negotiation, there's give-and-take, and that's how you get to an agreement that makes the game better.
Super Bowl XLV live: Roger Goodell says NFL owners committed to agreement Cindy Boren 2011
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It doesn't pay us any service to sit here and talk about where the give-and-take -- we are not going to negotiate this at a press conference.
Super Bowl XLV live: Roger Goodell says NFL owners committed to agreement Cindy Boren 2011
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Individual justices monitor what their colleagues are doing, collaborating to varying degrees on the language and scope of opinions, negotiating and engaging in a give-and-take.
Analysis: What impact would Sotomayor have on the high court? 2009
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But I can assure that the owners are willing to have a give-and-take and I believe the players are willing to have a give-and-take to find solutions that work.
Super Bowl XLV live: Roger Goodell says NFL owners committed to agreement Cindy Boren 2011
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Jamal Khalifa also noticed that his close friend, who had once enjoyed the give-and-take of a real discussion, would now no longer tolerate disagreement with his own views.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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Besides, who, in normal conversational give-and-take, has time to "stop and think"?
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Our system denies district judges the power to create precedent not because they are somehow unqualified to do so as individuals but because a single judge sitting alone is not subjected to the give-and-take among colleagues and the need to secure majority support that prevents an appellate judge from being a law unto herself.
The Volokh Conspiracy » District Court Opinions Precedential Within the Same District? 2010
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In the same way that the Supreme Court benefits from the give-and-take of circuit splits, circuit courts are better able to appreciate the need for them to issue a precedential opinion when the district courts are in open disagreement.
The Volokh Conspiracy » District Court Opinions Precedential Within the Same District? 2010
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Besides, who, in normal conversational give-and-take, has time to "stop and think"?
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Jamal Khalifa also noticed that his close friend, who had once enjoyed the give-and-take of a real discussion, would now no longer tolerate disagreement with his own views.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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