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concession

con·ces·sion

US/kənˈsɛʃən/ uncommon uk us

noun

1.

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

  • “he got the beer concession at the ball park”
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2.
3.

a point conceded or yielded

  • “they won all the concessions they asked for”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • concession road
  • concession speech
  • concession stand

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