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- pronunciation:
- kam
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maIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a certain type of agreement in which two sides disagree about something in the beginning but come to agree after each side gives up something.
They both wanted to use the car every day, but they finally reached a compromise.- similar words:
- agreement, arrangement, deal, understanding
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
compromises, compromising, compromised |
| definition: |
to make a compromise.
She wanted to go to a movie and I wanted to stay home, so we compromised by renting a video.- similar words:
- agree, settle
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| related words: |
consent |
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| derivations: |
compromisingly (adv.), compromiser (n.) |
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