1 [C,U] something that you allow or do, or allow sb to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult:
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. * to win a concession from sb * a major / an important concession * She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did.
seealsoCONCEDE
2 [U] the act of giving sth or allowing sth; the act of CONCEDING:
the concession of university status to some colleges * (especially AmE) Dole's concession speech (= when he admitted that he had lost the election)
3 [C,usually pl.] (BrE) a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people:
tax concessions * Tickets are ｣3; there is a ｣1 concession for students. * Adults ｣2.50, concessions 2, family ｣5
4 [C] a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer:
The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares.
5 [C] (especially AmE) the right to sell sth in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area which is part of a larger building or store:
the burger concessions at the stadium * They went to the concession stand to get a hot dog.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is concession a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, concession is tagged as noun.
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