concession Definition
con·ces·sion (kən ses̸h′ən)
noun
- an act or instance of conceding, granting, or yielding
- a thing conceded or granted; acknowledgment, as of an argument or claim
- a privilege granted by a government, company, etc.; esp.,
- the right to use land, as for a specific purpose
- Cdn. a government grant of land forming a subdivision of a township
- ☆ the right or a lease to engage in a certain activity for profit on the lessor's premises a refreshment or parking concession
- ☆ the land, space, etc. so granted or leased
Etymology: ME & OFr < L concessio < concessus, pp. of concedere
concession Synonyms
concession
n.
A conceding
granting, giving in, yielding; see acknowledgment 1, admission 4.A privilege granted by a government or company
permit, authorization, grant, franchise; see permission, permit.
concession Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wring: Unfortunately people appear to see the Garvaghy Road as a parade in isolation in order to wring further concessions from Portadown District.
- extract: Some may take the opportunity to extract concessions in return for their support.
- grant: This represented a partial victory for the ACP position that there should be no obligation to grant reciprocal concessions.
- withdraw: Before the judge, counsel had withdrawn the concession made by his predecessor before the district judge.
- win: Pressure from the unions had won a concession saying that a third of the money being put in would go toward that.
- log: Several large-scale mining and logging concessions exist or are being awarded close to the boundaries of the nominated site.
Adjective modifier
- extra-statutory: On 2 September 1993 we issued a Press Release publicizing an Extra-Statutory Concession relating to such costs.
- 7/�5: Raffle at 21.30 Pre-booked tickets ( payable at the door ): £ 7/£5 concessions for RCC members.
- 30-year: The government of Trinidad however is proposing to completely privatize the water authority through a 30-year concession next year.
- on-street: On-street parking concessions that existed previously under the Blue Badge Scheme will continue.
- reciprocal: This represented a partial victory for the ACP position that there should be no obligation to grant reciprocal concessions.
- 50p: Entrance Fee £ 1, 50p concessions ( all admissions donated to local charity ).
Modifies a noun
- fare: To avail of concession fares for Blind Persons, eligible persons must first obtain a Blind Persons Pass.
- validity: Proof of concession validity may be required on request.
Noun used with modifier
- Superdrug: For 3, this means making sure it generates profits from all its channels, including Superdrug concessions.
- fare: Island residents also benefit from some modest fare concessions.
- parking: Car parking concessions under the Blue Badge Scheme The car doesn't need to be yours.
- mining: An application for a new mining concession from the French Government has been processed and presently awaits determination by the General Council of Mines.
- tax: To qualify for the tax concession the profits obtained from holding the event must be applied for charitable purposes.
- toll: However, in the end, the toll concessions proved to make little difference to trade so they were soon dropped.
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