you win

interjection
UK: /juː wɪn/
US: /juː wɪn/

  1. Used to express congratulations or acknowledge victory to someone.

    1. Okay, you win, I'll do the dishes tonight since you cooked. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a tough negotiation, the other side relented and said, 'Alright, you win; we accept your terms.' [ ] [ ]
you win intransitive-verb

  1. To be victorious or successful in a competition, game, or argument against someone.

    1. If you keep practicing, you win every game we play together. [ ] [ ]
    2. Though I put up a good fight, you win this round because your strategy was better. [ ] [ ]
you win transitive-verb

  1. To succeed in persuading someone to do or accept something despite initial resistance.

    1. Fine, you win, we can watch your show tonight instead of mine. [ ] [ ]
    2. After hours of pleading, you win; I will reconsider my decision because you convinced me. [ ] [ ]
you win idiom

  1. A phrase used when conceding a point or argument, indicating agreement to end the dispute.

    1. I don't want to argue anymore, you win, just do what you want. [ ] [ ]
    2. Seeing how upset this is making you, fine, you win, let’s drop the subject entirely. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "you win" is /juː wɪn/ in British English and /juː wɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "you win": "Okay, you win, I'll do the dishes tonight since you cooked.". More examples on the page.