Concessional
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Concessional is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or being a concession; concessionary.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or being a concession; concessionary.
More Meanings
- (Australia) A resident of a nursing home who has limited means and whose accommodation is consequently partly paid for by the government.
- (grammar) Synonym of concessive.
Example Sentences
Every weekend and after work she'd done the rounds of the nursing homes. All are bound by law to take a percentage of 'concessionals'. But the waiting lists! On one he's placed at seventy-five.
[…] where the subordinate clause expresses a contingency that applies to the main clause — timing and placing, conditionals, concessionals and all the other kinds of so-called adverbial clauses.
Word Forms
- concessionals
Synonyms for concessional
Depending on context, synonyms include concessive.
Related Words
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