concessionary
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4ADJ.
conservative, repayable
VERB + CONCESSIONARY
buy, consists
CONCESSIONARY + NOUN
principle, tickets, yen
ADV.
largely
Definitions
noun
one who owns a concession or a franchise
1890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.
adj
relating to concessions or franchises
making concessions or compromises
I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.
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41890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annull
WiktionaryI observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principle
WiktionaryJapan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.
Tatoeba · #281316I'd like to buy two concessionary tickets.
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