concession

CEFRC1

/kənˈsɛʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something given up to reach an agreement.

  2. 02

    noun

    A special right or lower price given to someone.

Examples

  • We believe that you will be able to make a price concession.

  • We would appreciate it if you grant us this concession.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An act of conceding, A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.

  2. The act of conceding.

  3. An act of conceding

More examples

In context

  • Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution.

  • The French Concession in Shanghai

  • But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.