give+and+take

  • 31give-and-take — n 1. cooperation, interaction, joint effort, mutual effort, collaboration; reciprocity, Inf. back scratching, exchange of favors, bartering, Chiefly U.S. logrolling; compromising, finding a happy medium or a middle ground. 2. banter, bantering,… …

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  • 32(a) give-and-take — American a conversation in which people give their opinions and listen to those of other people. The candidates entered into a lively give and take …

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  • 33give-and-take — noun Date: 1679 1. the practice of making mutual concessions ; compromise 2. a usually good natured exchange (as of ideas or comments) …

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  • 34give-and-take — /giv euhn tayk /, n. 1. the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation. 2. good natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc. [1760 70] * * * …

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  • 35give and take — cooperation, mutual concession, compromise …

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  • 36give and take — to make compromises or an exchange of concessions so that everyone gains or loses to the same extent …

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  • 37Give-n-Take — Infobox television show name = Give n Take caption = Give n Take title logo. format = Game Show runtime = 30 Minutes episodes= 60 creator = Carruthers Co. Productions starring = Jim Lange; announcer: Johnny Jacobs country = USA rating=TV G… …

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  • 38give or take — adverb plus or minus a small amount (Freq. 1) it is a mile away, give or take a few hundred yards * * * phrasal : to add or subtract (a specified small unit) without material alteration a man 80 years old, give or take a year : allow a small… …

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  • 39give or take - — informal to within (used to express the degree or accuracy of a figure) three hundred and fifty years ago, give or take a few ■ apart from give or take a handful of machine tools, there are few new products …

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  • 40give-and-go — n. (basketball) A maneuver in which one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass. [WordNet 1.5] …

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