What does trade-off mean?
trade-off
Plural: trade-offs
Definition
A balance between competing objectives in which gaining more of one requires accepting less of another.
Example sentences
There is a trade-off between faster delivery and a lower price.
There is a trade-off between faster delivery and a lower price.
There's a trade-off here: faster delivery means a higher price.
There's a trade-off here: faster delivery means a higher price.