a trade-off
Giving up one alternative for another is often referred to as making a trade-off. It involves sacrificing one option in favor of another, typically in pursuit of a perceived greater benefit or value. This decision-making process is common in various contexts, such as economics, personal choices, and resource allocation, where individuals weigh the pros and cons of each alternative to determine the best course of action.
Expatriation.
opportunity cost
an opportunity cost
Discrimination.
When choosing one option over another, what is sacrificed is the potential benefits or advantages that the other option may have offered. This means that by selecting one option, you are giving up the opportunities or outcomes that could have been achieved by choosing the alternative.
"Prison sentence" is one alternative
Smirk is one alternative.
Two lines are crossed by one another line called the transversal. The pairs of angles on opposite sides of the transversal but inside the two lines are called alternative interior angles.
Leaflets is one alternative.
One alternative way of saying "myself" is "me."
Opportunity Cost