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concession

[ kuhn-sesh-uhn ]
/ kənˈsÉ›Źƒ ən /
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noun
the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument: He made no concession to caution.
the thing or point yielded: Management offered a shorter workweek as a concession.
something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.
a space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service: the refreshment concession at a movie theater.
Canadian. any of the usually sixteen divisions of a township, each division being 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km) in area and containing thirty-two 200-acre lots.
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Origin of concession

First recorded in 1605–15; 1910–15 for def. 4; from Latin concēssiōn- (stem of concēssiō ), equivalent to concēss(us) (past participle of concēdere ā€to concedeā€) + -iōn- -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for concession

concession
/ (kənˈsÉ›ŹƒÉ™n) /

noun

Derived forms of concession

concessible, adjective

Word Origin for concession

C16: from Latin concēssiō an allowing, from concēdere to concede
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