Wiktionary
alt. 1 The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. 2 A lively exchange of conversation. n. 1 The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. 2 A lively exchange of conversation.
WordNet
n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: discussion, word]
mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: interchange, reciprocation]
Usage examples of "give-and-take".
And from then on fact had been added to meager fact and the censorship of that single telegram had avalanched into a harrowing afternoon-long session of give-and-take, of logrolling, bullying, factions and secret votes until Ferrante and his chief had to face the sickening truth of the matter: that they must league with the English in view of a highly probable common peril.
And from then on, fact had been added to meager fact, and the censorship of that single telegram had avalanched into a harrowing afternoon-long session of give-and-take, of logrolling, bullying, factions and secret votes, until Ferrante and his chief had to face the sickening truth of the matter: that they must league with the English, in view of a highly probable common peril.
Indeed, the approach apparently worked for a while, by correcting each other’s mistakes in a give-and-take of cheerful debate.
Without the political byplay of the High Council, deprived of the constant give-and-take between factions as a leavening agent, we are left with every house cast adrift, dependent upon the goodwill and promises of others to survive.