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give-and-take

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give-and-take

  [giv-uhn-teyk]
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–noun
1. the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
2. good-natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc.
Origin:
1760–70
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give-and-take also give and take   (gĭv'ən-tāk')
n.  

  1. The practice of compromise.

  2. Lively exchange of ideas or conversation: "the raucous give and take of American democracy" (Charles Kuralt).

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