Compromise

Definition - Noun
: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit

Definition - Verb
: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise <cases in which a dispute is compromised ­E. A. Farnsworth and W. F. Young>
: to enter into a compromise



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