win-win

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win-win

(wĭn′wĭn′)

adj.

1. Beneficial to each of two often opposing groups: a win-win proposition for the buyer and the seller.

2. Beneficial regardless of the outcome: "Even if you don't win your debate, you will come away from the experience better informed than when you started. It's a win-win situation" (Sandra Choron and Harry Choron).

win′-win′ n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

win-win

adj

guaranteeing a favourable outcome for everyone involved: a win-win situation for NATO.

[C20: modelled on no-win]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

win-win

(win win) adjective

that both sides will benefit from it: a win-win situation.

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Dubbed the 'Win-Win Monument', the edifice is primarily meant to celebrate Hun Sen's 'Win-Win Policy' of allowing Khmer Rouge holdouts to keep their military positions in exchange for defecting to government forces, ending decades of civil war.

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Defence Minister Tea Banh confirmed that Cambodia will hold a special celebration on December 29 to mark the end of major conflict with the Khmer Rouge in 1998, saying that the day will try to reflect the 'win-win policy which managed to end the [war]'.

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'Over the past five weeks, since the inauguration of the Win-Win Monument on December 29 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Prime Minister Hun Sen's Win-Win policy, the memorial has caught the attention of the national and international public, who have visited it daily in the morning, evening and night,' said the announcement signed by General Nem Sowath, the head of the Win-Win Monument Construction Committee.

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"Given the existing potential between the two countries, we are seeking win-win cooperation with Iran," Chakhvashvili said during a meeting in Tehran on August 11.

Georgia eyes win-win trade with Iran - envoy

But Benitez - who has kept in touch with Mitrovic during the striker's loan spell in west London - insists it is a "win-win situation" for the player and both clubs.

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