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concession Definition

con·ces·sion (kən ses̸h′ən)

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

concession Synonyms

concession

n.

  1. A conceding

    granting, giving in, yielding; see acknowledgment 1, admission 4.

  2. 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  • withdraw: Before the judge, counsel had withdrawn the concession made by his predecessor before the district judge.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.