the holder of a concession granted by a government, company, etc.; specif., the holder of a concession to sell refreshments, etc., as at a carnival
often con·ces′sioner
Origin of concessionaire
French concessionnaire
noun
The definition of a concessionaire is a person who holds a privilege given by the government, or a person who sells refreshments at a sporting event.
1. An example of a concessionaire is a person who is approved to operate a business on government land.2. An example of a concessionare is a hotdog vendor at a football game.
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concessionaire
noun
The holder or operator of a concession.
Origin of concessionaire
French concessionnaire from concession concession from Latin concessiō ; see concession .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural concessionaires)
- one who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business
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Sentence Examples
- The tables on p. 440 show the respective lengths of the various Ottoman railways open and worked at the end of 1908 and the amount of kilometric guarantees which they carried - and the lengths, &c., of railways worked by the various companies according to the nationality of the concessionaire groups.
- The working of the mine must begin within two years of the date of the delivery of the mine to the concessionaire.
- For the first installation a single line is prescribed, but the concessionaire must provide space and be prepared to double when required.
- The original discoverer of a mine is entitled to a certain indemnity for " right of discovery " to be paid by the concessionaire of that mine, should the discoverer be unable to work it.
Words near concessionaire in the dictionary
- concessionaire
- concessionaires
- concessional
- concessionaries