tradeoff
noun[C]
(alsotrade-off,us/ˈtreɪdˌɔf/)us/ˈtreɪdˌɔf/abalancingof twoopposingsituationsorqualities, both of which aredesired:
The tradeoff in ademocracyis betweenindividuallibertyand anorderlysociety.
A tradeoff is also asituationin which theachievingof something youwantinvolvesthelossof somethingelsewhich is alsodesirable, but less so:
They both hadsuccessfulcareers, but the tradeoff was theyseldomsaweach other.