Definition of 'pros and cons'
phrase
proThe pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so
that you can make a sensible decision.
They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.
Motherhood has both its pros and cons.
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
pros and cons in British
the pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision
Motherhood has both its pros and cons.
They debated the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.
I want to weigh up the pros and cons before I decide whether to take the job.
We weighed up the pros and cons.
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