compromise noun

ADJ. acceptable, fair, good, happy, honourable, possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable | ideal | muddled, uneasy, unsatisfactory After months of negotiations, they have reached an uneasy compromise. | inevitable, necessary

VERB + COMPROMISE agree on, arrive at, come to, find, make, reach, work out I'm not making any more compromises. They're still trying to work out an acceptable compromise. | look for, seek It is best to try to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution. | offer, suggest After much discussion, she offered a compromise. | accept | reject

COMPROMISE + NOUN agreement, deal, formula, proposal, resolution, solution | candidate He might be an attractive compromise candidate if both sides' first choices are rejected.

PREP. ~ between It was a fair compromise between the two sides. | ~ on/over They came to a compromise over the exact amount to be paid. | ~ with There could be no compromise with the nationalists. > Special page at MEETING

compromise verb

1 in order to reach agreement

VERB + COMPROMISE be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to He wanted his own way and refused to compromise.

PREP. on Unions and management seem ready to compromise on the level of the pay increase. | with They debated whether to compromise with the opposition parties.

2 damage/put in danger

ADV. seriously The affair seriously compromised the party's prospects of electoral success.

VERB + COMPROMISE be prepared to, be ready to | refuse to

PREP. on We are not prepared to compromise on safety standards.

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