concession
/kənˈsɛʃən/
An act of conceding; A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests
- plural
- concessions
Meanings
- 1
An act of conceding; A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests
We had to make concessions.
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We have to make concessions.
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- 2
The act of concedingrare
- 3
An act of conceding; Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose; A portion of a township, especially equal lots once granted to settlers in Canadarare
- 4
An act of conceding; Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose; A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign powerrare
- 5
An act of conceding; Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose; A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above)rare
- 6
An act of conceding; Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose; The premises granted to a business as a concession — see belowrare
- 7
A right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose, such as oil exploration — An act of conceding; A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularlyrare
- 8
A right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company — An act of conceding; A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularlyrare
- 9
A right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises, as with concessions stands — An act of conceding; A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularlyrare
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A preferential tax rate — An act of conceding; A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularlyrare