win-win meaning: definition, quotations

win-win

adj

/ˌwɪnˈwɪn/

Of a situation or outcome That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.

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In zero-sum games, every win for one side is a loss for the other ; there can be no such thing as a "win-win" outcome1962, Joel David Singer, Deterrence, arms control, and disarmament:
Has the shifting policy of win-win to win-hold-win and back to win-win had an impact on your munitions requirements determinations?1962, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Department of Defense appropriations for ...: Part 3:
2. Win-Win The best partnership1966, Justin Paul, International Marketing: Text And Cases, page 175:
A Win/Win Approach to Conflict / An integrative approach to conflict has such obvious merit for a group that it is worth spending some time looking at how it works1974, Taylor McConnell, Group leadership for self-realization:

noun

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of win-win situation: A situation that benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits.

They got their school project funded, and you got to look like a generous benefactor, plus some free advertising. It's a win-win.
"It's a lose-lose situation. It can be turned into a win-win. We should be encouraging and supporting expensive bi-mode freight locomotives, especially where capacity is constrained.2024 October 30, Paul Clifton, “How can freight be a major part of rail's future?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 57: