Definition of 'concession'

Word Frequency

concession

(kənseʃən

)

Word forms: plural concessions

1. countable noun

If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.

The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.

[Also + to/from]

2. countable noun

A concession is a special right or privilege that is given to someone.

The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies.

...tax concessions for mothers who stay at home with their children. [+ for]

Synonyms: privilege, right, permit, licence More Synonyms of concession

3. countable noun

A concession is a special price which is lower than the usual price and which is often given to old people, people who are unemployed, and students.

[British]

Open daily; admission £1.10 with concessions for children and OAPs. [+ for]

regional note: in AM, use reduction

4. countable noun

A concession is an arrangement where someone is given the right to sell a product or to run a business, especially in a building belonging to another business.

[mainly US, business]regional note: in BRIT, usually use franchise

More Synonyms of concession

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concession

concession in British English

(kənˈsɛʃən

)

noun

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

something conceded

3. British

a reduction in the usual price of a ticket granted to a special group of customers

a 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

6. 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

7. Canadian (chiefly in Ontario and Quebec)

a land subdivision in a township survey

b. another word for concession road

Derived forms

concessible (conˈcessible)

adjective

Word origin

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

Word Frequency

concession in American English

(kənˈsɛʃən )

noun

an act or instance of conceding, granting, or yielding

a thing conceded or granted; acknowledgment, as of an argument or claim

a privilege granted by a government, company, etc.

; esp.,

the right to use land, as for a specific purpose

b. Canadian

a government grant of land forming a subdivision of a township

c. US

the right or a lease to engage in a certain activity for profit on the lessor's premises

a refreshment or parking concession

d. US

the land, space, etc. so granted or leased

Word origin

ME & OFr < L concessio < concessus, pp. of concedere

Word Frequency

concession in American English

(kənˈseʃən)

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

5. 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

Derived forms

concessional

adjective

Word origin

[1605–15; 1910–15 for def. 4; ‹ L concēssiōn- (s. of concēssiō), equiv. to concēss(us) (ptp. of concēdere to concede) + -iōn -ion]

Word Frequency

concession in Retail 1

(kənsɛʃən)

Word forms: (regular plural) concessions

noun

(Retail: Outlets)

An individual or business operating a concession within another business's premises has been granted a license to run a subsidiary business on those premises.

A local butcher operates a concession in the large general food store.

The company won the concession for 7 new stores at the airport.

An individual or business operating a concession within another business's premises has been granted a license to run a subsidiary business on those premises.

Word Frequency

concession in Retail 2

(kənsɛʃən)

Word forms: (regular plural) concessions

noun

(Retail: Outlets)

In a department store, a concession is a business with a license or contract to operate another business within the store.

The company is an established concession in a busy mid-market ladies fashion retailer at the local mall.

The retailer has 26 stores, concessions in 15 department stores and a presence in 8 stores through other partnerships.

In a department store, a concession is a business with a license or contract to operate another business within the store.

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His presence at the funeral was the one concession he'd make to public opinion.After lunch - I was eating ravenously still - I made a concession to weakness and pain and had a lie-down.He still had hawk's eyes and a slight stoop in his shoulders was his only concession to his years.A row of tractor tires, painted white and planted with petunias, was the sole concession to aesthetics.