Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trade-off

/tɹˈeɪdˌɔf/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
trade-off
IPA
/tɹˈeɪdˌɔf/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.

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How do you pronounce trade-off?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈeɪdˌɔf/.
What does trade-off mean?
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
Where does trade-off come from?
Deverbal from trade off.

How to pronounce trade-off

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