Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give-and-take

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.50 in modern English

Syllables: give-and--take
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.

Uncountable

noun

A lively exchange of conversation.

Uncountable

adj

Transactional; concerning or requiring both concession and apprehension, not given or received without proportional or relative repercussion.

Example Sentences

"We believe that it is in this spoken world, where people engage in phatic communion and indulge in the give-and-take of interpersonal socialising and the negotiation of personality, identity, friendship and connection, largely unmindful of institutional goals or language policies and politics, that one can best get a view of language vitality."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

give and take (alternative) more give-and-take (comparative) most give-and-take (superlative)

Synonyms

interchange reciprocation banter raillery backchat discussion word

Questions

What does give-and-take mean?: The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.

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