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compromises

compromises is the plural of compromise.

compromises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compromise.

Meaning of compromise

Noun

compromise (countable and uncountable, plural compromises)

  1. The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
    • But basely yielded upon compromise / That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
  2. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
    • a compromise of character or right
  3. (computer security) A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.

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Phrases with compromises

Questions about compromises

What is compromises the plural of?
Compromises is the plural of compromise.

Words near compromises in the dictionary

  1. compromised to a permanent end
  2. compromisedly
  3. compromiseless
  4. compromiser
  5. compromisers
  6. compromises
  7. compromises to a permanent end
  8. compromising
  9. compromising to a permanent end
  10. compromisingly
  11. compromisings

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