Meaning of trade off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To choose (something) in exchange for something else, where having both at once is not an available option.
   transitive
2. To choose among options, where having them all at once is not an available option.
   intransitive

Examples

“In the entry-level product category, the engineers had to trade off maximal durability for affordable upfront cost.”

“Part of being a competent engineer is knowing how to trade off appropriately among mutually exclusive options, depending on the specified requirements for each design.”

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