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win-win

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

  • //ˌwɪnˈwɪn//

That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.

adjective

  1. 1

    That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.

    win-win outcome

    win-win situation

    In zero-sum games, every win for one side is a loss for the other ; there can be no such thing as a "win-win" outcome

    Has the shifting policy of win-win to win-hold-win and back to win-win had an impact on your munitions requirements determinations?

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of win-win situationEllipsis of win-win situation: A situation that benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.

    They got their school project funded, and you got to look like a generous benefactor, plus some free advertising. It's a win-win.

    "It's a lose-lose situation. It can be turned into a win-win. We should be encouraging and supporting expensive bi-mode freight locomotives, especially where capacity is constrained.

The neighbouring pagesAlphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.

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