concession — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.) 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 union finally obtained concessions on working hours after months of negotiation.

~ to

The government made some concessions to environmental groups in the new climate policy.

PHRASES

make no concessions to sb/sth

The coach made no concessions to the players' complaints about the early morning training schedule.

2

(noun.) special right to do sth

ADJ

trade

VERB + CONCESSION

grant (sb/sth)

obtain, secure, win

After months of negotiating, the developers finally secured a valuable concession to build on the waterfront.

3

(noun.) lower charge for certain groups of people

ADJ

tax, travel

CONCESSION + VERB

be available to

Several discounts are available to students who show their school ID at the cinema.

Definitions

noun

1

The act of conceding.

Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution.

In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession.

2

An act of conceding

But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail.

3

An act of conceding

4

An act of conceding

The French Concession in Shanghai

5

An act of conceding

verb

1

To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail operations in order to reduce the public fiscal burden associated with rail subsidization and to improve a deficient service.

[A] consultant was contracted for one year to prepare the legal and administrative framework for concessioning selected roads to the private sector and is expected to complete the framework in July 2005.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary busine

grant

noun — the act of conceding or yielding

conceding
yielding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution.

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In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession.

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03

But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail.

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04

While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail op

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[A] consultant was contracted for one year to prepare the legal and administrative framework for concessioning selected roads to the private sector and is expected to complete the framework in July 20

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06

We believe that you will be able to make a price concession.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, concession is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.