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Noun give-and-take has 3 senses
- discussion, give-and-take, word - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
--1 is a kind of speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
--1 has particulars:
- banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchat - light teasing repartee
--2 is a kind of repartee
--2 has particulars: badinage; persiflage
- interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating
--3 is a kind of interaction
--3 has particulars:
Verb give-and-take has 1 sense
- give and take - make mutual concessions; "In life you have to give and take"
--1 is one way to compromise
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