| 释义 |
con·ces·sion
\kənˈseshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French or Latin; French concession, from Latin concession-, concessio, from concessus (past participle of concedere to concede) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at concede
1.
a. : an act or instance of conceding or yielding especially to an implied or expressed pressure, claim, demand, or request
< at my age I'll make no concession to style >
< the union will seek further concessions before accepting a long-term contract >
b. : the admitting of a point claimed in argument; especially : the voluntary yielding of a disputable contention
2. : something granted or conceded : a thing yielded : acknowledgment, admission : boon, grant: as
a. : a grant of land or other property especially from a government in return for services rendered or proposed or for a particular use; specifically : a tract granted to a foreign power in a Chinese treaty port or other trading center and permitted rights of extraterritoriality and local self-government
b. : a usually exclusive right to undertake and profit by a specified activity
< a concession to build a canal >
< conflicting concessions in the oil fields >
c. : a lease of premises or a portion of premises for a particular purpose, especially for some purpose supplementary to another activity (as the storing of wraps of patrons of a theater) or for providing entertainment; often : the premises covered by such a concession or the activities for which it is granted
< it was reported that some of the concessions at the fair were not honest >
d. : a reduction in price from the current price of a commodity — called also price concession |