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   Con·ces·sion

   /kənˈseSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded: "the strikers returned to work having won some concessions" Similar compromiseadjustmentmodificationallowanceexceptionpoint concededpoint lostforfeitsomething surrenderedinformal:sop
   • ▪ the action of conceding, granting, or yielding something: "this strict rule was relaxed by concession" Similar admissionacknowledgmentacceptancerecognitionconfessionsurrenderyieldinggiving upcedingrelinquishmentsacrificehandoverrare:cessionOpposite denialretentionacquisition
   • ▪ a gesture, especially a token one, made in recognition of a demand or prevailing standard: "her only concession to fashion was her ornate silver ring"
   • 2. a preferential allowance or rate given by an organization: "tax concessions"
   • 3. the right to use land or other property for a specified purpose, granted by a government, company, or other controlling body: "new logging concessions" Similar rightprivilegefavorlicensepermitfranchisewarrantauthorization
   • ▪ a commercial operation within the premises of a larger concern, typically selling refreshments: "operates the concessions at the stadium"
   • ▪ a piece of land into which surveyed land is divided, itself further divided into lots. Canadian

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere (see concede).

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   What does concession mean?

   • The meaning of CONCESSION is the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat). How to use concession in a sentence. Meanings of Concession

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   What does it mean if a company is forced to make concessions?

   • [countable, uncountable] something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did.

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   What is a tax concession?

   • [countable, usually plural] (British English) a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people They may grant tax concessions to encourage foreign investors. Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students. Travel concessions are available to older people.

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   What does concession stand mean?

   • Hardly. The concession in concession stand denotes “a usually exclusive right to undertake and profit by a specified activity.” The phrase is first recorded in a classified ad seeking someone to work at a booth at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

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   Definitions of concession. noun. the act of conceding or yielding. synonyms: conceding, yielding. see more. noun. a point conceded or yielded. “they won all the concessions they asked for” see more. noun. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business. synonyms: grant. see more. noun.

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    concession. noun. /kənˈseʃn/ [countable, uncountable] something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult. The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. to win a concession from somebody. a major/an important concession.