win-win

adjective

ˈwin-ˈwin How to pronounce win-win (audio)
-ˌwin
: advantageous or satisfactory to all parties involved
a win-win situation
a win-win deal

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The panel came after Lisa Nandy, U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in the Labour Party government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, promised the London media conference earlier in the day that the government was focused on a win-win approach to AI policies and regulation. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 Many OEMs do quite a bit of marketing on their own, so leveraging that partnership is a win-win for them and a utility. Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 And yet, a case certainly still can be made that the Dec. 15 trade that sent the veteran big man from the Miami Heat to the Pacers remains a win-win proposition. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025 Dental school will be expensive, so getting a job in the field to experience the work while earning money has been a win-win. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for win-win

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of win-win was in 1962

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“Win-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win-win. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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