concession

[ kuh n-sesh-uh n ]

/ kənˈsɛʃ ən /

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.

Words nearby concession

concertmaster, concertmistress, concerto, concerto grosso, concertstück, concession, concession road, concessionaire, concessionary, concessive, conch

Origin of concession

1605–15; 1910–15 for def 4; < Latin concēssiōn- (stem of concēssiō), equivalent to concēss(us) (past participle of concēdere to concede) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM concession

con·ces·sion·al, adjectivenon·con·ces·sion, nounpre·con·ces·sion, nounpro·con·ces·sion, adjective

sub·con·ces·sion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for subconcession

concession

/ (kənˈsɛʃən) /

noun

the act of yielding or conceding, as to a demand or argument

something conceded

British a reduction in the usual price of a ticket granted to a special group of customersa student concession

any grant of rights, land, or property by a government, local authority, corporation, or individual

the right, esp an exclusive right, to market a particular product in a given area

US and Canadian

the right to maintain a subsidiary business on a lessor's premises
the premises so granted or the business so maintained
a free rental period for such premises

Canadian (chiefly in Ontario and Quebec)

a land subdivision in a township survey
another name for concession road

Derived forms of concession

concessible, adjective

Word Origin for concession

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

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