concession
Americannoun
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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.
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the thing or point yielded.
Management offered a shorter workweek as a concession.
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something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.
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a space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service.
the refreshment concession at a movie theater.
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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.
noun
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the act of yielding or conceding, as to a demand or argument
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something conceded
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a reduction in the usual price of a ticket granted to a special group of customers
a student concession
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any grant of rights, land, or property by a government, local authority, corporation, or individual
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the right, esp an exclusive right, to market a particular product in a given area
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the right to maintain a subsidiary business on a lessor's premises
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the premises so granted or the business so maintained
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a free rental period for such premises
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a land subdivision in a township survey
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another name for concession road
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Etymology
Origin of concession
First recorded in 1605–15; 1910–15 concession for def. 4; from Latin concēssiōn- (stem of concēssiō ), equivalent to concēss(us) (past participle of concēdere ”to concede ”) + -iōn- -ion
Explanation
The noun concession comes in handy in negotiations — between countries, political parties, or even parents and their kids. Want a raise in your allowance? You may have to agree to do more chores as a concession before your parents will agree. Although a concession in an argument is the act of yielding or granting something, don't get confused and think that a concession stand is called that because the workers are granting you popcorn at the baseball stadium. Concessions at a ballpark or at another venue are called that because the stadium has granted the right to sell food to a certain provider. Chew on that the next time you're munching on peanuts at a game.
Vocabulary lists containing concession
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Example Sentences
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They gave the U.S. a perpetual concession for the cemetery where most of those fallen Americans are buried.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Sanchez also dangled the prospect of a massive port deal for American investors -- one that would rival a Chinese port concession at Chancay north of Lima that has long irked the White House.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The sand-colored, cream-soled shoes Cornyn wore during his concession speech, a composite of an Oxford and a sneaker, looked a lot like the ones he’d been wearing when we spoke.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Some placards at the protests have highlighted the participants' unhappiness about the concession of land to foreign developers, declaring Albania is "not for sale".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Any concession to British economic and military power, no matter how strategically astute, seemed a betrayal of the very independence won in the Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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