traffic vs give-and-take

give-and-take vs traffic

traffic and give-and-take both are nouns.

traffic is a verb but give-and-take is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
traffic	Yes	No	Yes	No
give-and-take	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, give-and-take is a hypernym of traffic; that is, give-and-take is a word with a broader meaning than traffic:

traffic: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
give-and-take: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

Other hypernyms of traffic include interchange, reciprocation.

traffic (noun)	give-and-take (noun)
buying and selling; especially illicit trade	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')	an exchange of views on some topic
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time	light teasing repartee
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

traffic (verb)	give-and-take (verb)
deal illegally
trade or deal a commodity

Difference between traffic and give-and-take

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