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concession en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɛʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈseʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of conceding.
   • In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession. 1876, James Bowling Mozley, Sermons Preached before the University of Oxford, v, 130:
   • Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution. c. 1472, October, Rolls of Parliament, Edward IV, 2nd Roll, §8
2. (uncountable, usually) An act of conceding ▸ A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.
   • But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail. 1865, John Bright, Speeches of John Bright, M.P., on the American Question,, page 174:
3. (historical, uncountable, usually) 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.
4. (historical, uncountable, usually) 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.
   • The French Concession in Shanghai
5. (Canada, uncountable, usually) 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).
6. (US, uncountable, usually) An act of conceding ▸ Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose ▸ The premises granted to a business as a concession (see below)
7. (uncountable, usually) 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.
8. (US, uncountable, usually) 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.
9. (US, uncountable, usually) 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.
10. (uncountable, usually) 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.
11. (UK, uncountable, usually) 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.
12. (rhetoric, uncountable, usually) 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.
13. (broadly, uncountable, usually) An act of conceding ▸ Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.
14. (uncountable, usually) An act of conceding ▸ An admission of defeat following an election.
    • Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time... tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession. 2000 December 13, Al Gore, Concession Speech:
15. (uncountable, usually) A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.
16. (US, uncountable, usually) A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above).
17. (US, plural-normally, uncountable, usually) An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.
18. (UK, uncountable, usually) A person eligible for a concession price (see above).

Forms

Deriveds

concession-counter-expectation · concession-contraexpectation · concessional · concessionist · concession stand · concessionaire · nonconcession · concessioner · concessionism · unconcession · concession road · concession speech · anticoncession · concessionary

Relateds

paromologia · paromology

Synonyms

tithe (granting a request) · concessio · franchise (a smaller business operating under another's aegis)

Translations (105)

cmn 贈禮示好 /赠礼示好 (gift or act made as a token of respect or to curry favor) · ja 租界 (historical: territory yielded to the administration of a foreign power) · cmn 特許經營權 /特许经营权 (right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company) · el παραχώρηση (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cmn 退讓 /退让 (act of conceding) · cmn 營業權 /营业权 (privilege to conduct business) · de gewährtes Grundstück (grant of land for a specified purpose) · uk по́ступка (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 讓步 /让步 (admission of defeat) · fi myöntäminen (act of conceding) · fi alennukseen oikeutettu (henkilö) (person eligible for a concession price) · pt concessão (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 等地 (historical: equal lot once granted to settlers) · cmn 承租商品 (item sold within a concession or from a concessions stand) · uk конце́сія (grant of land for a specified purpose) · fi hyväksyntä (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · hy զիջում (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 妥協 /妥协 (act of conceding) · fi periksi antaminen (act of conceding) · es concesión (admission of defeat) · cmn 特許權 /特许权 (privilege to conduct business) · ja 利権 (privilege to conduct business) · fi alennus (discounted price offered to certain classes of people) · de Zugeständnis (admission of defeat) · ro încuviințare (admission of defeat) · fi franchising-oikeus (right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company) · ro concesiune (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cmn 承認 /承认 (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 讓步 /让步 (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 租界 (historical: territory yielded to the administration of a foreign power) · cmn 減讓 /减让 (partial yielding to demands or requests) · fi konsessio (historical: territory yielded to the administration of a foreign power) · cmn 特許經營場所 /特许经营场所 (premises granted to a business as a concession) · cmn 土地特許批准 (grant of land for a specified purpose) · fi alivuokrattu tila (premises granted to a business as a concession) · hy զիջում (act of conceding) · el εκχώρηση (admission of defeat) · cmn 承認 /承认 (rhetoric: strategic admission of the validity of an opponent's point) · de Eingeständnis (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 優惠價格 /优惠价格 (discounted price offered to certain classes of people) · cmn 特許經營商品 /特许经营商品 (item sold within a concession or from a concessions stand) · ru концессия (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cs sleva (discounted price offered to certain classes of people) · bg концесия (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cmn 使用權 /使用权 (right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose) · ms konsesi (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cmn 認可 /认可 (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · fi toimilupa (right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose) · cmn 讓步 /让步 (act of conceding) · fi myöntäminen (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · fi (tappion) tunnustaminen (admission of defeat) · fi franchise-tuote (item sold within a concession or from a concessions stand) · fi toimilupa (privilege to conduct business) · cmn 符合優惠資格者 /符合优惠资格者 (person eligible for a concession price) · cmn 優惠稅率 /优惠税率 (preferential tax rate) · cmn 場地特許經營權 /场地特许经营权 (right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises) · cs franšíza (right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company) · fi palvelus (gift or act made as a token of respect or to curry favor) · ro teren concesionat (grant of land for a specified purpose) · fi oikeus alivuokrata (right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises) · de Zugeständnis (act of conceding) · cs ústupek (partial yielding to demands or requests) · bg отстъпка (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · fi palsta (historical: equal lot once granted to settlers) · cmn 讓步 /让步 (partial yielding to demands or requests) · ro concesie (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cmn 分地 (historical: equal lot once granted to settlers) · cs koncese (right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company) · fi vuokra-alue (historical: territory yielded to the administration of a foreign power) · cmn 讓步 /让步 (rhetoric: strategic admission of the validity of an opponent's point) · sv eftergift (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · fi myönnytys (partial yielding to demands or requests) · cmn 開採權 /开采权 (right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose) · cmn 妥協 /妥协 (partial yielding to demands or requests) · fi maan luovutus (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cs ústupek (act of conceding) · cs koncese (privilege to conduct business) · fi alennettu verokanta (preferential tax rate) · ja 租界 (grant of land for a specified purpose) · fi hyväksyntä (act of conceding) · fr concession (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · ru усту́пка (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · cs úleva (preferential tax rate) · de Einräumen (admission of defeat) · fi myönnytys (act of conceding) · sv koncession (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cs vzdání se (act of conceding) · la concessum (any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this) · pt concessão (admission of defeat) · eo koncesio (privilege to conduct business) · cmn 認輸 /认输 (admission of defeat) · fi lahja (gift or act made as a token of respect or to curry favor) · pt concessão (grant of land for a specified purpose) · id konsesi (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cmn 優惠對象 /优惠对象 (person eligible for a concession price) · ru призна́ние (admission of defeat) · sv medgivande (admission of defeat) · pl koncesja (admission of defeat) · cs koncese (right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises) · fi hyväksyntä (rhetoric: strategic admission of the validity of an opponent's point) · fi konsessio (rhetoric: strategic admission of the validity of an opponent's point) · el παραχώρηση (admission of defeat) · cmn 認可 /认可 (rhetoric: strategic admission of the validity of an opponent's point) · cmn 租界 (grant of land for a specified purpose) · cs ústupek (admission of defeat)

concession en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsɛʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kənˈseʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.

Meanings

1. To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.
   • While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail operations in order to reduce the public fiscal burden associated with rail subsidization and to improve a deficient service. 2000, Private Solutions for Infrastructure: Opportunities for Vietnam, World Bank Publications, →ISBN, page 82:
   • [A] consultant was contracted for one year to prepare the legal and administrative framework for concessioning selected roads to the private sector and is expected to complete the framework in July 2005. 2007, International Monetary Fund, Kenya: Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report - 2003/2004, International Monetary Fund, page 24:

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