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concession [kənˈsɛʃən] n
1. the act of yielding or conceding, as to a demand or argument 2. something conceded 3. (Business / Commerce) Brit a reduction in the usual price of a ticket granted to a special group of customers a student concession 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any grant of rights, land, or property by a government, local authority, corporation, or individual 5. (Business / Marketing) the right, esp an exclusive right, to market a particular product in a given area 6. (Business / Commerce) US and Canadian a. the right to maintain a subsidiary business on a lessor's premises b. the premises so granted or the business so maintained c. a free rental period for such premises 7. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Canadian (chiefly in Ontario and Quebec) a. a land subdivision in a township survey b. another name for a concession road [from Latin concēssiō an allowing, from concēdere to concede] concessible adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
concession noun 1. compromise, agreement, settlement, accommodation, adjustment, trade-off, give-and-take, half measures Britain has made sweeping concessions to China in order to reach a settlement. 2. privilege, right, permit, licence, franchise, entitlement, indulgence, prerogative The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies. 3. reduction, saving, grant, discount, allowance tax concessions for mothers who choose to stay at home with their children 4. surrender, yielding, conceding, renunciation, relinquishment He said there'd be no concession of territory. Translations concession [kənˈseʃən] N 2. (= franchise) → concesión f; (= exploration rights) (for oil) → derechos mpl de exploración concession [kənˈsɛʃən] n concession n → Zugeständnis nt, → Konzession f (→ to an +acc); (Comm) → Konzession f; to make concessions to somebody → jdm Konzessionen or Zugeständnisse machen n concession [kənˈseʃən] something granted As a concession we were given a day off work to go to the wedding. toegewing, tegemoetkoming; bewilliging; vergunning; konsessie إمْتِياز، تَنازُل отстъпка ústupek indrømmelse; bevilling das Zugeständnis παραχώρηση concesión mööndus امتیاز myönnytys concession זִיכָּיוֹן रियायत, आज्ञा प्रदान povlastica, dozvola, koncesija engedmény konsesi eftirgjöf, tilhliðrun concessione 譲歩 양보 nuolaida piekāpšanās; atļauja konsesi concessie innrømmelse, bevilling, konsesjon ustępstwo concessão concesie уступка ústupok dovoljenje; priznanje koncesija medgivande, beviljande การยอมให้ ödün 讓步 поступка رعایت sự nhượng bộ 让步 concession → امتياز úleva indrømmelse Konzession παραχώρηση concesión konsessio concession ustupak concessione 譲歩 특허 concessie konsesjon ustępstwo concessão уступка rabatt ส่วนลด ayrıcalık sự nhượng quyền 让步 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We have a right here, having discovered this cavern, and we claim it under a concession of the Honduras Government. We have little patience with those liberal clergy who dwell on nothing else than the difficulties of faith and the propriety of concession to the opposite force. Her hair, black but plentifully shot with grey, was brushed plainly back from her high forehead, and was gathered under a small round felt hat, like that of a man, with one sprig of feather in the band as a concession to her sex. |
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