word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/compromise.json

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{
    "term": "compromise",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After lengthy talks the two sides finally **reached a compromise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In any relationship, you have to **make compromises**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **compromise solution/agreement/candidate**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "After much discussion, she offered a compromise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He might be an attractive compromise candidate if both sides' first choices are rejected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not making any more compromises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is best to try to seek a compromise rather than a perfect solution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came to a compromise over the exact amount to be paid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're still trying to work out an acceptable compromise."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acceptable", "fair", "good"],
                "verb + compromise": ["agree on", "arrive at", "come to"],
                "compromise + noun": ["agreement", "deal", "formula"],
                "preposition": [
                    "compromise between",
                    "compromise on",
                    "compromise over"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a solution to a problem in which two or more things cannot exist together as they are, in which each thing is reduced or changed slightly so that they can exist together",
            "sensetop": "compromise (between A and B)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This model represents the best compromise between price and quality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a fair compromise between the two sides."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acceptable", "fair", "good"],
                "verb + compromise": ["agree on", "arrive at", "come to"],
                "compromise + noun": ["agreement", "deal", "formula"],
                "preposition": [
                    "compromise between",
                    "compromise on",
                    "compromise over"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of reaching a compromise",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Compromise is an inevitable part of life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no prospect of compromise in sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There could be no compromise with the nationalists."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acceptable", "fair", "good"],
                "verb + compromise": ["agree on", "arrive at", "come to"],
                "compromise + noun": ["agreement", "deal", "formula"],
                "preposition": [
                    "compromise between",
                    "compromise on",
                    "compromise over"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/",
                "audio": "co/compromise/compromise__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/",
                "audio": "co/compromise/compromise__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting mutual consent to arbitration): from Old French compromis, from late Latin compromissum ‘a consent to arbitration’, neuter past participle of compromittere, from com- ‘together’ + promittere ‘put forth, promise’, from pro- ‘forward’ + mittere ‘send’."
}