The term "trade-off" is used in relation to decision making processes to describe the advantages, qualities or alternatives you give up every time you choose an option over other, but that are replaced by the advantages you can obtain. Additionally, trade-offs are the result of the advantages and disadvantages of alternatives in a decision. For example, if you decide to go to a college that is in your city but does not offer certain benefits for students instead of going to one that offers benefits but is far, a trade-off is the benefits you cannot have but these are replaced by the short distance to places you already knew. According to this, it is true trade-offs are alternative that must be given up when one choice is made.
