concession.
The act of conceding.
Meaning & usage
The act of conceding.
An act of conceding A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.
An act of conceding Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose A portion of a township, especially equal lots once granted to settlers in Canada.
An act of conceding Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign power.
An act of conceding Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above).
An act of conceding Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose The premises granted to a business as a concession (see below)
An act of conceding A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: A right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose, such as oil exploration.
An act of conceding A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: A right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company.
An act of conceding A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: A right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises, as with concessions stands.
An act of conceding A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: A preferential tax rate.
An act of conceding A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly: A discounted price offered to certain classes of people, such as students or the elderly.
An act of conceding An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.
An act of conceding Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.
An act of conceding An admission of defeat following an election.
A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.
A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above).
An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.
A person eligible for a concession price (see above).
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.
To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.
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