1. [Brit, informal] A middle way between two extremes
   "The negotiators sought a halfway house between the conflicting demands of both parties";
   - compromise, via media [formal]
    
2. [Brit, informal] An accommodation in which both sides make concessions
   "the newly elected congressmen rejected a halfway house because they considered it 'business as usual'";
   - compromise
    
3. The halfway point on a journey or any progression
   "The project reached its halfway house, with much still to be done"

Derived forms: halfway houses

Type of: accommodation, cooperation

Encyclopedia: Halfway house