concession

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kənˈsɛʃən/, SAMPA: /k@n"sES@n/
  • Hyphenation: con‧ces‧sion

[edit] Noun

Singular
concession

Plural
concessions

concession (plural concessions)

  1. the act of conceding, especially that of defeat
  2. something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong
  3. the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
  4. (chiefly US) a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution; the business itself and the space from which it operates
  5. (Canadian) In Ontario, a small road between tracts of farmland.

[edit] Translations

the act of conceding, especially that of defeat
something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong
the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution

[edit] Derived terms

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