CONCESSION


Meaning of CONCESSION in English

■ noun

1》 a thing that is conceded.

↘the action of conceding.

↘a gesture in recognition of a prevailing standard.

2》 a preferential allowance, rate, or price, especially for a particular category of person: tax ~s.

3》 the right to use land or other property for a specified purpose.

↘a commercial operation set up within the premises of a larger concern.

Derivatives

~al adjective

~ary adjective

Origin

ME: from L. concessio(n-) , from concedere (see concede ).

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