# concession

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-SESH-uhn" /kənˈsɛʃən/; UK

## Noun

1. A partial yielding to another's demands or requests, made as a compromise.
   - Simple: A partial giving in to what someone asks for, to settle a disagreement.
   - _The company offered a modest concession on working hours to avoid a strike._
   - _Diplomats traded concessions until both governments could sign the treaty._
2. An admission of defeat by a candidate following an election.
   - Simple: When a candidate accepts that they have lost an election.
   - _The senator's concession ended one of the closest races in state history._
   - _Party officials drafted a brief concession once the final votes came in._
3. A right to operate a semi-independent business within premises owned by another, such as a concessions stand. *(US)*
   - Simple: The right to run a small business inside a building or area that someone else owns.
   - _The stadium granted the catering company a concession near the main entrance._
   - _Vendors bid each year for the popcorn concession at the fairgrounds._
4. An area of land granted by a government or other authority for a particular purpose.
   - Simple: A piece of land that a government or other official group gives out for a special purpose.
   - _The mining concession stretches about forty miles along the valley floor._
   - _The government carved the interior into vast concessions for rubber plantations._
5. The physical space or building allotted to a business that holds the right to operate there. *(US)*
   - Simple: The space or building where a business operates after being granted the right to do so.
   - _The cleaning crew reached the concession just before opening time._
   - _A fire forced them to rebuild the concession near the parking lot._
6. A food or drink item sold from a concessions stand within a venue. *(US)*
   - Simple: A snack or drink sold at a stand inside a stadium, theater, or fair.
   - _Fans complained that every concession at the arena had doubled in price._
   - _Ushers restocked the concessions before the second half began._
7. An admission that a point made by another is valid or correct.
   - Simple: When you agree that another person's point is correct.
   - _Her concession that the criticism was fair won her respect._
   - _The essay made several concessions to opposing scholars._
8. A reduced price offered to certain groups, such as students or the elderly. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A lower price given to certain people, such as students or older people.
   - _The museum offers a concession for visitors over sixty-five._
   - _Theater tickets are cheaper if you qualify for a concession._
9. An admission that an opponent's point is valid, made in order to build on it or to move on to a more important argument.
   - Simple: Agreeing that an opponent has a point, so you can move on and make a stronger one.
   - _Her opening concession disarmed the critics before she pressed her real claim._
   - _The lawyer's strategic concessions strengthened the overall argument._
10. The act of conceding; the yielding, giving in, or granting of something.
   - Simple: The act of giving in or admitting that you have lost.
   - _The concession of defeat did not come easily to him._
   - _Their gradual concession of territory weakened the alliance._
11. A legally granted right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company. *(US)*
   - Simple: The right to run a small business as part of a larger company.
   - _The vendor secured a concession to sell branded merchandise inside the stadium._
   - _Each regional concession grants its holder exclusive rights within a defined territory._
12. A business operated under a franchise right granted by a larger company. *(US)*
   - Simple: A small business that runs inside or as part of a bigger one.
   - _The ballpark's busiest concession sells nachos and cold drinks during games._
   - _Several concessions along the boardwalk close for the winter season._
13. A preferential tax rate granted by an authority to those who qualify.
   - Simple: A lower tax rate that the government gives to certain people or businesses.
   - _The government offered exporters a concession to boost overseas sales._
   - _Pensioners can claim a concession that lowers their income tax._
14. A person entitled to pay a reduced price, such as a student, child, or senior. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Someone who can buy a cheaper ticket, like a student or older person.
   - _The theater offers cheaper seats for any concession with valid ID._
   - _Pensioners and the unemployed both qualify as concessions for the exhibition._
15. Something given or done freely as a mark of respect or to win favor.
   - Simple: Something given freely to show respect or to win someone's favor.
   - _The visiting diplomat made a generous concession to honor his hosts._
   - _Small gifts and kind words are concessions meant to win goodwill._
16. Territory, usually an enclave in a large port, that a country has handed over for a foreign power to govern.
   - Simple: An area in a foreign port handed over to another country to govern.
   - _British and French citizens governed their own concessions in the treaty port._
   - _The consul administered the concession under his nation's laws, not local ones._
17. A narrow road running between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, named for the land grants it once divided. *(Canada)*
   - Simple: A narrow country road running between fields, common in rural Ontario.
   - _The school bus turns off the highway onto the concession past the old mill._
   - _Two farms face each other across the concession._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A section of a township, especially one of the rows of equal lots once granted to settlers in Canada.
- (verb) To grant or authorize something, such as the operation of an airport, under the terms of a concession agreement.

## Origin

This word came through late Middle English and Middle French from Latin "concessiō" (a grant, permission, or conceding), from the verb "concēdō."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/concession (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).