concession

UK: /kənˈsɛʃ^ən/ US: /kənˈsɛʃən/ ,(kən sesh′ən)

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con•ces•sion /kənˈsɛʃən/   n. [countable]

1. • the act of conceding something, such as a point in an argument.
   • the point conceded:
     They made a few concessions to the protesters.
2. something given by a controlling authority, such as a grant of land or a privilege:
   overseas trade concessions.
3. a space given for a business or service to use:
   the refreshment concession at a theater.

con•ces•sion•al, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•ces•sion  (kən sesh′ən), n. 

1. the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:
   He made no concession to caution.
2. the thing or point yielded:
   Management offered a shorter workweek as a concession.
3. something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.
4. a space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service:
   the refreshment concession at a movie theater.
5. Canada, British Terms, Government any of the usually sixteen divisions of a township, each division being 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km) in area and containing thirty-two 200-acre lots.

• Latin concēssiōn- (stem of concēssiō), equivalent. to concēss(us) (past participle of concēdere to concede) + -iōn- -ion
• 1605–15; 1910–15 for def. 4;

con•ces′sion•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

concession / kənˈsɛʃən/ noun

1. the act of yielding or conceding, as to a demand or argument
2. something conceded
3. a reduction in the usual price of a ticket granted to a special group of customers: a student concession
4. any grant of rights, land, or property by a government, local authority, corporation, or individual
5. the right, esp an exclusive right, to market a particular product in a given area
6. (chiefly in Ontario and Quebec) a land subdivision in a township survey
7. another word for concession road

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin concēssiō an allowing, from concēdere to concede

conˈcessible adjective