trade off
phrasal verbtrade something off (against/for something)
- to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other
- They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment.
Definition of trade off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ripple effect
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Change, cause and effect
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