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compromise
verbs
reach a compromise
• After a bitter political fight, a compromise was finally reached.
come to/arrive at a compromise
• The negotiations took place and they arrived at a compromise.
accept/agree on a compromise
• It would be advantageous for both countries to accept a compromise.
find/work out a compromise
• A temporary compromise was found.
seek a compromise
• Both Democrats and Republicans are seeking a compromise on the issue.
make a compromise
• Marriage involves being tolerant and making compromises.
forge/strike a compromise
formal (= make a compromise )
• They met again Wednesday night to try to forge a compromise.
broker/negotiate a compromise
formal (= find one that everyone can accept, especially with difficulty )
• They admitted that their efforts to negotiate a compromise had failed.
lead to a compromise
• Negotiations between the residents and the council led to a compromise.
adjectives
a good compromise
• I hope we can reach a good compromise.
an acceptable/reasonable/satisfactory compromise
• By 1982 an acceptable compromise had been reached.
a sensible compromise
• The strikes continued and there seemed to be no chance of a sensible compromise.
an uneasy compromise
(= one that people are not very happy with )
• The deal represented an uneasy compromise.
compromise + NOUN
a compromise proposal
• The House of Representatives accepted a compromise proposal from the administration.
a compromise deal
• Hopes are rising for a European compromise deal.
a compromise solution/agreement
• The president was under increasing pressure to reach a compromise solution with his political opponents.
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compromise
to reach an agreement with someone in which both of you accept less than you really want:
• The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike. • The President might be willing to compromise on defense spending.
meet somebody halfway
to do part of what someone wants if they do part of what you want, in order to reach an agreement:
• Is the President ready to meet these senators halfway? • The asking price is £270,000. If the sellers won’t accept £250,000, maybe they would be prepared to meet us halfway and take £260,000?
make concessions
if one group in a disagreement makes concessions, they let their opponents have something that they are asking for, in order to reach an agreement:
• The company has already made significant concessions on pay and conditions. • There is a policy of making no concessions to terrorists.
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noun ADJ. acceptable, fair, good, happy, honourable, possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable | ideal | muddled, uneasy, unsatisfactory After months of negotiations, they have reached an uneasy compromise. | inevitable, necessary VERB + COMPROMISE agree on, arrive at, come to, find, make, reach, work out I'm not making any more compromises. They're still trying to work out an acceptable compromise. | look for, seek It is best to try to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution. | offer, suggest After much discussion, she offered a compromise. | accept | reject COMPROMISE + NOUN agreement, deal, formula, proposal, resolution, solution | candidate He might be an attractive compromise candidate if both sides' first choices are rejected. PREP. ~ between It was a fair compromise between the two sides. | ~ on/over They came to a compromise over the exact amount to be paid. | ~ with There could be no compromise with the nationalists.MEETING, verb in order to reach agreement VERB + COMPROMISE be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to He wanted his own way and refused to compromise. PREP. on Unions and management seem ready to compromise on the level of the pay increase. | with They debated whether to compromise with the opposition parties. damage/put in danger ADV. seriously The affair seriously compromised the party's prospects of electoral success. VERB + COMPROMISE be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to PREP. on We are not prepared to compromise on safety standards.
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