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Concession Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Concession has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

"he got the beer concession at the ball park"

2

the act of conceding or yielding

"He made a surprising concession to his opponent's argument by admitting that their initial data was actually quite sound."

3

a point conceded or yielded

"they won all the concessions they asked for"

4

The act of conceding.

"After a grueling debate, he finally made his concession by admitting that her point about climate change was valid."

Verb
1

To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

"The mayor signed the final documents to formally concede the historic downtown block to the new developer through a binding agreement."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
contract assent agreement
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
franchise bye sop stipulation takeaway wage concession
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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