Definition of "Compromise" :

noun: a middle way between two extremes

noun: an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

"The newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it business as usual'."

verb: settle by concession

verb: make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

"Nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise."

verb: expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

"The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy."