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GIVE-AND-TAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
Synonyms:
give-and-take; interchange; reciprocation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("give-and-take" is a kind of...):
interaction (a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "give-and-take"):
reciprocity (mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges)
cross-fertilisation; cross-fertilization (interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial)
dealings; traffic (social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with'))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Light teasing repartee
Synonyms:
backchat; banter; give-and-take; raillery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("give-and-take" is a kind of...):
repartee (adroitness and cleverness in reply)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "give-and-take"):
badinage (frivolous banter)
persiflage (light teasing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An exchange of views on some topic
Example:
we had a word or two about it
Synonyms:
discussion; give-and-take; word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("give-and-take" is a kind of...):
language; oral communication; speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication ((language) communication by word of mouth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "give-and-take"):
argument; argumentation; debate (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal)
deliberation ((usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question)
conference; group discussion (a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic)
panel discussion (discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience)
post-mortem; postmortem (discussion of an event after it has occurred)
public discussion; ventilation (free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest)
dialogue; negotiation; talks (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)
