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concession definition

con·ces·sion (kən ses̸hən)

noun

  1. an act or instance of conceding, granting, or yielding
  2. a thing conceded or granted; acknowledgment, as of an argument or claim
  3. a privilege granted by a government, company, etc.; esp.,
    1. the right to use land, as for a specific purpose
    2. Cdn. a government grant of land forming a subdivision of a township
    3. ☆ the right or a lease to engage in a certain activity for profit on the lessor's premises a refreshment or parking concession
    4. ☆ the land, space, etc. so granted or leased

Etymology: ME & OFr < L concessio < concessus, pp. of concedere

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