split the difference (English, verb)
expansion: split the difference (third-person singular simple present splits the difference, present participle splitting the difference, simple past and past participle split the difference)
Senses:
glosses: In a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.
glosses: To choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: splits the difference
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: splitting the difference
tags: participle
present
form: split the difference
tags: participle
past
form: split the difference
tags: past