Synonyms for give and take
give and take

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1. give and takenoun

   Synonyms:
   flexibility, accommodation, compromise, concession

   Antonyms:
   stubbornness, inflexibility, rigidness

2. give and takenoun

   A process of compromise or accommodation.

   They hoped for a solution, but both knew it would require some give and take.

   Synonyms:
   concession, accommodation, flexibility, compromise

   Antonyms:
   rigidness, inflexibility, stubbornness

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1. discussion, give-and-take, wordnoun

   an exchange of views on some topic

   "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

   Synonyms:
   interchange, password, reciprocation, raillery, news, tidings, treatment, discussion, word of honor, give-and-take, intelligence, banter, backchat, word, parole, discourse, watchword, countersign

2. banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchatnoun

   light teasing repartee

   Synonyms:
   raillery, reciprocation, backchat, discussion, word, give-and-take, banter, interchange

3. interchange, reciprocation, give-and-takeverb

   mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

   Synonyms:
   exchange, raillery, reciprocation, backchat, discussion, word, give-and-take, banter, interchange

4. give and takeverb

   make mutual concessions

   "In life you have to give and take"

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1. • Compromise

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1. give and take

   Synonyms:
   exchange, interchange, reciprocate, alternate

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1. Bill Clinton:

   He's been a friend of mine for a long time. He sent me unsolicited emails, which I passed on in some instances, and that's just part of the give-and-take, when you're in the public eye, when you're in an official position, I think you do have to work to make sure you're not caught in a bubble and you only hear from a certain small group of people.

2. Lois Boynton:

   When trust is broken, it takes a lot of effort to gain it back. Both parties – readers, viewers and news outlets – have to be willing to work together. The ‘my way or the highway’ approach by news outlets or their readers [and] viewers isn’t productive. Despite reticence toward give-and-take, compromise and collaboration are essential components for any potential solutions.

3. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

   We don’t say the deal is totally in favor of Iran. Any negotiation is a give and take. We have definitely shown some flexibility, i tell you as I told the Supreme Leader, we did our best to preserve most of the red lines, if not all.

4. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

   We don't say the deal is totally in favour of Iran. Any negotiation is a give and take. We have definitely shown some flexibility, i tell you as I told the Supreme Leader, we did our best to preserve most of the red lines, if not all.

5. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

   I was involved in all of the discussions in the situation room with the President and he was very open to anyone at the table talking, giving their ideas, there was give and take, and he took all of that in and made in my opinion -- I don't think he'd mind my saying this -- made exactly the right decision.