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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Concession \Con*ces"sion\, n. [L. concessio, fr. concedere: cf.
     F. concession. See Concede.]
     1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a
        demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from
        giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By mutual concession the business was adjusted.
                                                    --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This is therefore a concession, that he doth . . .
              believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain.
                                                    --Sharp.
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              When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances
              without further pursuits, then expect to find
              popular assemblies content with small concessions.
                                                    --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Concession \Con*ces"sion\, n. [L. concessio, fr. concedere: cf.
     F. concession. See Concede.]
     1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a
        demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from
        giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.
  
              By mutual concession the business was adjusted.
                                                    --Hallam.
  
     2. 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.
  
              This is therefore a concession, that he doth . . .
              believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain.
                                                    --Sharp.
  
              When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances
              without further pursuits, then expect to find
              popular assemblies content with small concessions.
                                                    --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  concession
       n 1: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary
            business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
            [syn: grant]
       2: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: conceding, yielding]
       3: a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions
          they asked for"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η παραχώρηση
     2 (''για ένα χωράφι, κλπ'') η εκχώρηση
     3 (''σε μια συζήτηση'') η υποχώρηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     n.
     The act of conceding.
     vb.
     To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     n.
     The act of conceding.
     vb.
     To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     n.
     The act of conceding.
     vb.
     To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     n.
     The act of conceding.
     vb.
     To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     Ranska n.
     1 toimialue
     2 toimipiste
     3 hautapaikka
     4 franchising, franchise

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concession
     Engelska n.
     koncession

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Concession /kənsˈɛʃən/
  التنازل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  concession //kənˈsɛʃən// 
  1. отстъпка
  any admission of the validity of a point; instance of this
  2. концесия
  grant of land for a specified purpose