concessionary

[kuh n-sesh-uh-ner-ee]

adjective

pertaining to concession; of the nature of a concession: concessionary agreements.

noun, plural con·ces·sion·ar·ies.

a concessionaire.

Origin of concessionary

First recorded in 1720–30; concession + -ary

Related formssub·con·ces·sion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural sub·con·ces·sion·ar·ies.

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Historical Examples of concessionary

A concessionary spirit is indispensable, and inheres in love.
Social Life
Maud C. Cooke
Public works, concessionary and otherwise, have stopped for lack of funds from Europe.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915
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British Dictionary definitions for concessionary

concessionary

adjective

of, granted, or obtained by a concession

noun plural -aries

another word for concessionaire

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