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Give-and-take

noun

An exchange of views on some topic. Synonyms: discussion, word. "We had a word or two about it"

Light teasing repartee. Synonyms: backchat, banter, raillery.

Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information). Synonyms: interchange, reciprocation.

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"Give-and-take" Quotes from Famous Books

... they might as well be dead and buried for all the good residence will do them. In such circumstances it would be reasonable to suppose that a certain decency would inspire their attitude, and that a policy of give-and-take would always be sedulously practised; and we are happy to say that there is more of this than there used to be. It is only when incidents such as the Chengchiatun and Laihsikai affairs occur that ...

— The Fight For The Republic in China • Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale

... says Merlin, "I humor my shadow. And thus and thus my shadow serves me. There is give-and-take, such as is ...

— Jurgen - A Comedy of Justice • James Branch Cabell