concession
[noun]
Synonyms:
- grant, adjustment, allowance, boon, compromise, indulgence, permit, privilege, sop
- conceding, acknowledgment, admission, assent, confession, surrender, yielding

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧ces‧sion /kənˈseʃən/ noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Latin concessio, from concedere; ⇒ concede]

1. SOMETHING YOU ALLOW SOMEBODY [countable] something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement ⇒ concede
concession to
a policy of no concessions to terrorists
The British were not prepared to make any concessions.
concession on
his readiness to make concessions on many of the issues raised
concession from
We will try to force further concessions from the government.
major/important/substantial concession
The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities.

2. A RIGHT [uncountable and countable] a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right:
the ending of tax concessions for home owners
the import/export concessions that had been granted to the island
concession of
the concession of autonomy to the universities

3. PRICE REDUCTION [countable] British English a reduction in the price of tickets, fees etc for certain groups of people, for example old people or children Synonym : reduction:
To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60.
Open daily, adults £4, concessions £2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay £2).

4. CHANGE OF BEHAVIOUR [countable] a change in your behaviour that you make because of a particular situation or idea:
He took off his jacket as a concession to the heat.
He made no concessions to fashion.

5. BUSINESS [countable] American English
a) the right to have a business in a particular place, especially in a place owned by someone else:
The company owns valuable logging and mining concessions.
b) a small business that sells things in a place owned by someone else:
Joe runs a hamburger concession in the mall.

6. THINGS SOLD concessions [plural] American English the things sold at a concession stand

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

concession
noun
I. sth you agree to in order to end an argument
ADJ. important, key, major, significant, substantial | limited, minor, small | special
VERB + CONCESSION grant (sb/sth), make, offer (sb/sth) | get, obtain, win
PREP. ~ on The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy.
~ to The firm will be forced to make concessions to the union.
PHRASES make no concessions to sb/sth They made no concessions to his disability.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

concession
II. special right to do sth
ADJ. trade
VERB + CONCESSION grant (sb/sth) | obtain, secure, win The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

concession
III. lower charge for certain groups of people
ADJ. tax, travel
CONCESSION + VERB be available to travel concessions available to older people

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

concession

make a concession
The government made some concessions in order to satisfy the rebels.
offer a concession
The King was prepared to offer some concessions to France.
win/obtain/gain/secure a concession
In the end, the strikers returned to work having won few concessions.
extract a concession (=make someone give you one)
The Indian government was able to extract concessions on the price of oil.
a major/important concession
We made some major concessions in order to protect national security.
a significant/substantial concession
Israel refused to give up Sinai without some significant concession on Egypt's part.
a minor/small concession
Washington made a few minor concessions in the climate talks.
a further concession
They refused any further concessions in the argument over agricultural exports.
a military/political etc concession
In the past they have tried to exchange territorial concessions for peace.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

Concession
A tariff reduction, tariff binding, or other agreement to reduce import restrictions; usually accorded pursuant to negotiation in return for concessions by other parties.

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