Found 3 items, similar to Concession.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: concession
kelonggaran, konsesi, pengalahan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: concession
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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Concession
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.
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By mutual concession the business was adjusted.
--Hallam.
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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.
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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.
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