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Split the difference
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
In a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.
2.
verb
(by extension) To choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.
Synonyms
strike a balance
bargain
part-finance
trade in
straddle
arbitrage
deaverage
sacrifice
cross-buy
part exchange
average down
cash in
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