| 单词 | concession |
| 释义 | concession (once / 443 pages) 1n 2n The noun concession comes in handy in negotiations — between countries, political parties, or even parents and their kids. Want a raise in your allowance? You may have to agree to do more chores as a concession before your parents will agree. Although a concession in an argument is the act of yielding or granting something, don't get confused and think that a concession stand is called that because the workers are granting you popcorn at the baseball stadium. Concessions at a ballpark or at another venue are called that because the stadium has granted the right to sell food to a certain provider. Chew on that the next time you're munching on peanuts at a game. WORD FAMILYconcession: concessions+/concede: conceded, concedes, conceding, concession, concessive/concessive: concessively USAGE EXAMPLESIt is also unclear whether the company received any federal concessions. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But the papers won concessions that insured long-term profitability and eventual control over their own pressroom operations. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The one concession will be that the game will be broadcast with a five-second delay — just enough time to censor any colorful language. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n the act of conceding or yielding Syn|Hypo|Hyper conceding, yielding bye, pass you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent acquiescence, assent agreement with a statement or proposal to do something 2n a point conceded or yielded 2they won all the concessions they asked for Hypo|Hyper sop a concession given to mollify or placate judicial admission, stipulation(law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record takeawaya concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures wage concessionan agreement to raise wages agreement the verbal act of agreeing n a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business he got the beer concession at the ball park Syn|Hypo|Hyper grant franchise an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place contract a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
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