conceded

American  

[kuhn-see-did] / kənˈsi dɪd /

adjective

1. allowed or admitted as true, proper, just, etc..

   A professional liar, when cornered, will strategically acknowledge a point without giving up the debate; those conceded points should form the basis of your response.

2. acknowledged without or before being officially confirmed.

   That argument did not set a legal precedent, because it was a conceded point and not a legally established one.

   In golf, a conceded putt is one your opponent gives you, without you completing the shot.

3. granted or yielded in a negotiation.

   Later that year, the oil company returned with security guards to install its equipment on the conceded territory.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of concede.

Other Word Forms

• concededly adverb
• unconceded adjective
• well-conceded adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceded

concede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Doing the math is somewhat difficult, he conceded, since credit-card companies likely wouldn’t sit still and would probably put in place new fees to help make up for lost revenue and earnings.

From MarketWatch

Doing the math is somewhat difficult, he conceded, since credit-card companies likely wouldn’t sit still and would probably put in place new fees to help make up for lost revenue and earnings.

From MarketWatch

Given Chelsea boast the meanest defence in the division with just six goals conceded from 12 games, being clinical at the other end could be a lethal combination.

From BBC

“I don’t think we could have beaten them,” the coach conceded.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was no surprise that the opening goal came from a corner -- only West Ham have conceded more goals from that route in the Premier League this season than Forest's eight.

From Barron's

Related Words

• acceptable
• allowable
• allowed
• approved
• authorized
• licensed
• sanctioned