win-win

[ win-win ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

advantageous to both sides, as in a negotiation:
a win-win proposal; a win-win situation.

win-win

guaranteeing a favourable outcome for everyone involved
a win-win situation for NATO

Origin of win-win¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Origin of win-win¹

C20: modelled on no-win

He was comprehensively out-foxed by Salmond, the Scottish National Party leader, who now finds himself in a win-win position.

In a press release, Johan Sandberg, a company executive, calls the approach a “WIN WIN—WINd powered Water Injection.”

The post-presidency, as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have proved, is a win-win.

Well, despite the litany of issues at hand, this is an absolute win-win for Jackson.

The companies, of course, say this is a win-win for customers of both Time Warner and Comcast.

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