Concession

/kənˈsɛʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The act of conceding..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of conceding.
2. An act of conceding, particularly:
3. A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.
4. (chiefly US) A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above).
5. (chiefly US, usually in the plural) An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.
6. (chiefly UK) A person eligible for a concession price (see above).
7. To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

Example Sentences

Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution.

In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession.

While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail operations in order to reduce the public fiscal burden associated with rail subsidization and to improve a deficient service.

[A] consultant was contracted for one year to prepare the legal and administrative framework for concessioning selected roads to the private sector and is expected to complete the framework in July 2005.

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Word Forms

• concessions
• concessioning
• concessioned

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