concession

[US]/kənˈseʃn/
[UK]/kənˈseʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. acknowledgment, compromise, agreement to give up something, permission granted

Phrases & Collocations

make a concession

concession agreement

grant a concession

concession stand

concessionaire

price concession

concession contract

tariff concession

Example Sentences

a concession to their shrill demands.

win concessions in negotiations.

concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry.

a hatcheck concession; a hatcheck attendant.

had an ice-cream concession in the subway station.

the concession will go some way to draw the fire of the government's critics.

few concessions were wrung from the government.

Neither the concession is disgrace, nor the resipiscence is.

We can force concessions out of him.

her only concession to fashion was her ornate silver ring.

It must be understood that this concession is made without prejudice to any future decision of the committee.

The boss's promise to increase the workers' pay was a concession to union demands.

It is unwise of them to advertise their willingness to make concessions at the negotiations.

Reciprocity includes more than gifts and favors; it also applies to concessions that people make to one another.

There arelots of jobs associated with baseball, from concession stand operatorand sports management to physical therapy and sportswriting.

Grant Gaskin (Gaskin): Our hotel is very elegant and sophisticated, but not hip or trendy.In her we can see both the remnant of the old concession era and contemporary spirit.

Real-world Examples

Operating the restaurants and concessions at Fenway.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

But Nicolas Maduro also appeared to make a concession.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2019

To reach agreement, both sides must make concessions.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

The government did make some concessions to the opposition.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

Google's magnanimity anticipates laws that may require bigger concessions.

Source: The Economist - Business

The vice president has recalled the governor and retracted his concession.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

We have made enough concessions to the European Commissar for Agriculture.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

But to go further, analysts say he'll expect big concessions from President Trump.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

But there is some concession made to try and understand him, yeah. - Understand him.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

They have got a concession to about three per cent of Gabon's forest.

Source: Financial Times

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