concession in English dictionary

  • concession

    Meanings and definitions of "concession"

    • (rhetoric) Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case.
    • (chiefly US) a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution; the business itself and the space from which it operates
    • (Canada) In Ontario, a small road between tracts of farmland.
    • noun
      The act of conceding.
    • noun
      An act of conceding, particularly:
    • noun
      A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.
    • noun
      (chiefly US)
      A franchise: a business operated as a concession ( see above.)
    • noun
      (chiefly US, chiefly in the plural)
      An item sold within a concession ( see above) or from a concession stand.
    • noun
      (chiefly Britain)
      A person eligible for a concession price ( see above).
    • verb
      To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.
    • the act of conceding, especially that of defeat
    • something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong
    • the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
    • Any rebate, abatement, voluntary grant of or a yielding to a demand or claim, typically made by a government or controlling authority to an individual or organization.(Source: BLD)
    • noun
      a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
    • noun
      a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"
    • noun
      the act of conceding or yielding

    Synonyms of "concession" in English dictionary

    grant, contract, yielding are the top synonyms of "concession" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of concession

    • concession ( plural  concessions)
    • concession (usually uncountable, plural concessions)
    • concession (third-person singular simple present concessions, present participle concessioning, simple past and past participle concessioned)
  • Concession

    Meanings and definitions of "concession"

    • Concession (territory)

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