concession
noun
con·ces·sion
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Definition of concession
1a
: the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
The union will seek further concessions before accepting the contract.
b
: the admitting of a point claimed in argument
2
: something conceded or granted:
a
: acknowledgment, admission
b
: something done or agreed to usually grudgingly in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation
The ending of the movie was changed as a concession to the American audience's sensibilities.
c(1)
: a grant of land or property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use
(2)
: a right to undertake and profit by a specified activity
a concession to drill for oil
(3)
: a lease of a portion of premises for a particular purpose
also
: the portion leased or the activities carried on
3a
: a small business or shop where things are sold in a public place (such as a sports stadium or theater)
The theater had real Raisinets at the concession, so I got some of those, too.— Neal Fandek ⊠Billie's visiting with her father, and I'm standing alone at the concession stand, buying my butterless corn.— Carrie Fisher
b
concessions, plural
: things sold at such a business
Spectators spend an average of $5 per game on concessions.— Jack Gallagher
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Other Words from concession
concessional
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adjective
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adjective
concessionary
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms for concession
Synonyms
accommodation, compromise, give-and-take, negotiation
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Examples of concession in a Sentence
In the big pristine forests of the Congo Basin, governments are selling logging and mining concessions to get money âŠ
— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2007
With him he carried a secret mandate from Prince Gauda, promising all sorts of concessions in Numidia once he was its king.
— Colleen McCullough, The First Man in Rome, (1990) 1991
We sang exactly in the same range. There was never a concession that had to be made musically because our ranges were so totally compatible.
— Rosemary Clooney, quoted by Joe Smith, Off the Record, 1988
As a concession to her debility she lay on an aluminum chaise longue âŠ
— John Updike, New Yorker, 23 May 1988
We are waiting for his concession of the election.
The candidate made an emotional concession speech when it was clear that he had lost.
The strikers have won some important concessions from the company.
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One hard-liner, who insisted on anonymity because of political sensitivities, said that the initial hostility to the overture from democracy advocates showed that the hard-linersâ worries about concessions were being vindicated. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kongâs leader to withdraw extradition bill that ignited protests," 4 Sep. 2019 The wind farm development occupies 162 km2 of that larger concession. — Zoe Cormack, Quartz Africa, "Kenyaâs huge wind power project might be great for the environment but not for local communities," 3 Sep. 2019 The union is not eager to grant wage concessions to companies that are still very profitable. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Autoworkers union takes aim at GM in crucial contract negotiations," 3 Sep. 2019 On paper, these developments seem like concessions, but the album that resulted is clear and concise. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, "Brockhampton Grows Up," 2 Sep. 2019 The project is being done in two phases â the pool is being constructed first, and work on amenities such as locker rooms and concessions is expected to begin by the end of 2019. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "Building projects keep Newport-Mesa busy as new school year draws near," 31 Aug. 2019 In 2012, when ESMA, a Spanish-Hungarian company that held the concession for advertising on Budapestâs streetlamps was accepting advertisements from leftist parties, the city council banned all outdoor advertisements within five metres of roadways. — The Economist, "How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungaryâs democracy," 29 Aug. 2019 Those three concessions items will likely be some of the biggest sellers during the fair's run in Dallas from Sept. 27 through Oct. 20. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "See State Fair of Texas' winning foods: fried mango, Big Red Chicken Bread and a barbacoa 'cone'," 25 Aug. 2019 The restrooms, locker rooms, concessions and stadium offices would also be renovated. — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, "Would $8 million revitalize abandoned Huntsville stadium?," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'concession.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for concession
concession
noun
English Language Learners Definition of concession
: the act of giving up something or doing something in order to reach agreement
: the act of admitting that you have been defeated in a contest
: something that you allow or do to end a conflict or reach an agreement
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concession
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Kids Definition of concession
1
: the act or an instance of giving up or admitting something
a concession of defeat His one concession to the temperature was that we work indoors ⊗ Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved
2
: something given up
The employees won concessions from the company.
3
: a right to engage in business given by an authority