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GIVE AND TAKE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does give and take mean?

• GIVE AND TAKE (verb)
The verb GIVE AND TAKE has 1 sense:

1. make mutual concessions

Familiarity information: GIVE AND TAKE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GIVE AND TAKE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Make mutual concessions

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

In life you have to give and take

Hypernyms (to "give and take" is one way to...):

compromise (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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