concessionary
Americanadjective
noun
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concessionaries
plural
adjective
noun
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Origin of concessionary
First recorded in 1720–30; concession + -ary
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He told a council meeting that signage around stations did not explain that concessionary travel would not be supported.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The decree gives the two main private concessionary rail operators until Jan. 15 to present proposals for offering the passenger service themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Union Vice President Rich Boyer criticized the proposal at a Friday rally in Detroit as "concessionary" and the result of concerns over the electrification transition, the report added.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2023
Mr. O’Brien complained that Mr. Hoffa had essentially forced a concessionary contract onto UPS workers in 2018 after union members voted down the deal.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
His Majesty's Ministers were in a concessionary mood.
From Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia by Ernest Scott
But even if they do that, Wenk said, smaller concessionaries such as snowmobile and ski-rental operators will take a financial hit that they cannot offset easily.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2018
In other words, she retains only the rights of economic concessionaries.
From Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Joseph P. Tumulty
Carl gapes at Panamanian nuns and Chilean consuls, French peasant laborers and indignant Irish foremen and German concessionaries with dueling scars and high collars.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis
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