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concession - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'concession' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Concession [ n.]
- The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.
- A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal.

Meaning of 'concession' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . concession [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Example in sentence:
  • he got the beer concession at the ball park
Meaning (2):
- a point conceded or yielded
Example in sentence:
  • they won all the concessions they asked for