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Plural of compromise

regular plural

The plural of compromise is compromises.

Forms of compromise

Singularcompromise /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/
Pluralcompromises
Countablecountable and uncountable

Compromises in a sentence

  • That's the nature of compromises.2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53
  • They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.From the entry ameliorate
  • They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.From the entry meliorate
  • Turkish leaders are accustomed to visiting Europe with hat in hand, seeking to make compromises.2015 October 5, James Kanter, Tim Arango, “Turkish Leader Says E.U. Should Do More About Syria”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Oct 2015. From the entry hat in hand
  • They prefer a pugilist fighting for principle over a pragmatist agreeing to compromises.2010, Kirk Victor, National Journal, volume 42, number 35, page 4. From the entry pugilist

Meaning of compromise

  1. noun The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
  2. noun A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender.
  3. noun 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.

Full definition of compromise

Questions about the plural of compromise

What is the plural of compromise?
The plural of compromise is compromises.
Is compromise countable?
Compromise is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: compromise (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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