compromise
/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
Example Sentences
- "But basely yielded upon compromise / That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows."
- "All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter."
- "An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a never failing characteristic of religious factions."
- "That's the nature of compromises. They truly satisfy no one."
- "a compromise of character or right"
- "I was determined not to accept any fine speeches, to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was, after all, my strongest claim and title to them."
Etymology
From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”), prop. neuter of Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”); see promise.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/
- British English: /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/