COMPROMISE

10 letters 18 Scrabble points /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/

Definition of COMPROMISE

noun
  1. The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

  2. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.

    "a compromise of character or right"

  3. In data security, a violation of the security system such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.

verb
  1. To bind by mutual agreement.

  2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

  3. To find a way between extremes.

Related words: split the difference

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C O M P R O M I S E
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 18 points

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