Concession
Word | CONCESSION |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | con ces sion |
Pronunciations | /kənˈsɛʃən/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Concession"
What do we mean by concession?
The act of conceding. noun
Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded. noun
An acknowledgment or admission. noun
A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose. noun
The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises. noun
The space allotted for such a business. noun
The business itself. noun
The act of conceding, granting, or yielding: usually implying a demand, claim, or request from the party to whom the grant is made. noun
Specifically—2. In argumentation, the yielding, granting, or allowing to the opposite party of some point or fact that may bear dispute, with a view to gain some ulterior advantage, or to show that, even when the point conceded is granted, the argument can be maintained. noun
The thing or point yielded; a grant. noun
In parts of the United States acquired from Spain and Mexico it is used in a much broader sense, and includes entries of land and warrants of survey or location; any designation of public land by the government as assigned to private ownership or occupation. noun
In China, Korea, and other countries where extraterritoriality prevails, a tract of land at or near a sea- or river-port, set apart for the use of the citizens and subjects of the treaty-nations when that port, is opened by treaty to foreign residence and trade: as, the French and British concessions at Shanghai; the British concession at Han-kau; the Foreign Concession at Tientsin, etc. noun
The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous. noun
A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something. noun
The act of conceding, especially that of defeat noun
Something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong noun
Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case. noun
The grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose noun
The act of conceding.
An act of conceding, particularly:
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).
(usually in the plural) An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.
A person eligible for a concession price (see above).
Synonyms and Antonyms for Concession
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