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单词 concession
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concessionnoun

uk/kənˈseʃ.ən/us/kənˈseʃ.ən/

concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)

C2 [ C or U ] something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this:

Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists.
See also
concede

[ U ] the act of admitting defeat:

The former president's concession came even before all the votes had been counted.
a concession speech

More examples

  • Some politicians fear that agreeing to the concession would set a dangerous precedent.
  • She didn't make any concessions to the fact that we were tired.
  • His only concession was that we were allowed to sit down during the speeches.
  • The kidnappers have made significant concessions to their demands.
  • We will not make any concessions to people found to be in breach of the law.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Allowing and permitting

  • admit of sth
  • allow
  • allow of sth
  • allowable
  • authorization
  • authorize
  • green
  • leave
  • let
  • let sb/sth in
  • let sb/sth out
  • licence
  • license
  • mandate
  • OK
  • open the floodgates idiom
  • sanction
  • submit
  • unlicensed
  • variance

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Admitting & confessing

concession noun (LOWER PRICE)

C2 [ C ] UK a reduction in the usual price of something, made available to students, old people, etc.:

You can get travel concessions if you are under 26.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Price decreases

  • bargain bin
  • bearish
  • closeout
  • cut-price
  • deduction
  • deflate
  • depreciate
  • depreciation
  • discount
  • downturn
  • knock
  • knock sb/sth down
  • mark
  • offer
  • put
  • put sth down 1
  • roll
  • roll sth back
  • slump
  • tumble

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concession noun (RIGHT)

[ C ] a special right to property or land

[ C ] the right to sell a product in a particular area

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Mortgages & real estate

  • brick
  • chain
  • endowment policy
  • estate agency
  • Fannie Mae
  • Freddie Mac
  • holding
  • home buyer
  • housebuyer
  • land tenure
  • landholding
  • leasehold
  • leaseholder
  • lessee
  • negative equity
  • open house
  • owner-occupied
  • rateable value
  • real estate agent
  • title deed

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Selling

concessionnoun

uk/kənˈseʃən/us

[ C or U ] something that you agree to give someone or allow them to do, especially in order to end an argument or disagreement:

concession to sb As a concession to environmental groups, the energy giant agreed to scale down its coal plant expansion plans.
demand/seek concessions The administration has demanded concessions from auto workers as part of the "viability plan" it is preparing.
offer/make concessions We would be prepared to make concessions in order to reach an agreement.
See also
concede

[ C ] COMMERCE a small business that is allowed to sell goods, food, or services on property owned by someone else, for example, inside an airport or a large store:

open/operate/run a concession The furniture and homeware retailer has recently opened its first concession within a garden centre.
Fans were stocking up on hamburgers and hotdogs at the concession stand.
airport/hotel/stadium concessions

[ C ] COMMERCE official permission to carry out a particular type of business, or to own or do work on a particular piece of property or land, given by a government or company:

The government plans to sell a 50-year concession to operate the southeastern rail line.
award/grant a concession We are delighted to have been awarded the concession for the development of the airport.
The mining company was granted a concession agreement to mine and market diamonds.

[ C ] mainly UK a reduction for particular groups of people in the amount of money that has to be paid for something:

give/offer concessions Many railways offer fare concessions for passengers with disabilities.
Tax concessions will be made available to non-profit organizations.

[ C ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the amount of money that an underwriter receives as payment when new shares are sold to the public for the first time:

Investment bankers compensate members of the selling syndicate through payment of a selling concession, which is a type of sales commission.
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