concession

pronunciation

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Noun:

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
the act of conceding or yielding
a point conceded or yielded

Word Origin

concession (n.): mid-15c., from Old French concession (14c.) or directly from Latin concessionem (nominative concessio) "an allowing, conceding," noun of action from past participle stem of concedere (see concede). Meaning "right or privilege granted by government" is from 1650s. "Refreshment stand" sense is from 1910.

Synonym

n.

compromise adjustment

n.

warrant sanction right prerogative permission permit authorization franchise leave licence

n.

exception privilege immunity

n.

cession bestowal allowance trade-off ceding conferral conferment grant

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in yielding capitulation surrender resignation assent granting giving compliance conceding acquiescence

n.

reservation qualification condition

Example

1. The new supervisor is an important concession to germany .

2. Rio still disputes the boundaries of its simandou concession .

3. Pamela skated at the new rink in the french concession .

4. Both north korea and south korea have shown signs of concession in recent years .

5. At the time , the concession was enough to damp down congressional ire .

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