compromise

noun1 of 2

an agreement in which each side must give up some things

• “Without fuel, heating and cooling systems in hospitals are compromised.”Tatoeba
• “The mayor compromised on the subject to a certain extent.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To bind by mutual agreement.