LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a compromise is when two sides give up some demands to meet somewhere in the middle. An example of compromise is a teenager wanting to come home at midnight, while their parent wants them to come home at 10pm, they end up agreeing upon 11pm.
Promise. A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.
1 the performance of the promise will satisfy an obligation or discharge a duty owed by the promisee to the beneficiary; or. 2  the promisee intends to give the beneficiary the benefit of the promised performance.