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The definition of concession is something granted in response to demands, or a special allowance, or is the right to use land or property granted by the owner.

(noun)

When you are negotiating and you give in to something that the other side wants, this is an example of a concession.
If the government gives tax credits to special interest groups, the tax credits are an example of a concession.
If a high school gives the sports booster club the right to sell snacks at a football game, this is an example of a concession.

See concession in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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.,
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

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

See concession in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of conceding.
a. Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded.
b. An acknowledgment or admission.
A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose.
a. The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises.
b. The space allotted for such a business.
c. The business itself: had an ice-cream concession in the subway station.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin concessiō, concessiōn-

Origin: , from concessus

Origin: , past participle of concēdere, to concede; see concede

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