give-and-take

1. 1.

   an exchange of views on some topic

   “we had a good discussion”

   “we had a word or two about it”

   Synonymsdiscussionword

   Broaderspeech

   Narrowerargumentdeliberationconferencepanel discussionpostmortempublic discussionnegotiation
2. 2.

   light teasing repartee

   Synonymsbanterraillerybackchat

   Broaderrepartee

   Narrowerbadinagepersiflage
3. 3.

   mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

   Synonymsinterchangereciprocation

   Broaderinteraction

   Narrowerreciprocitycross-fertilizationdealings

Questions about give-and-take

What does give-and-take mean?

give-and-take means "an exchange of views on some topic". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in give-and-take?

give-and-take has 4 syllables: gi-ve--and--take. The stress falls on "ve-".

What is another word for give-and-take?

Close synonyms include discussion, word, banter, raillery, backchat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is give-and-take a common word?

give-and-take is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.