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How to pronounce concession in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms conceding, yielding
Type of assent, acquiescence
Has types bye, pass
Derivation concede
Type Words
Synonyms grant
Type of contract
Has types franchise


he got the beer concession at the ball park.
Type Words
Type of agreement
Has types wage concession, judicial admission, sop, stipulation, takeaway


they won all the concessions they asked for.

Examples of concession

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The only concession Apple made was to take Wifi out of the phones sold in China.
From the forbes.com
International retail giant Target uses it in all its in-store concession stands.
From the omaha.com
The only concession might be to permit civil divorce for purely civil marriages.
From the time.com
Unless, of course, they want to get something from the crowded concession areas.
From the dallasnews.com
Yet lunching with Republicans the next day, Obama didn't mention the concession.
From the fresnobee.com
Thanks to a city law, calorie counts are posted at the larger concession stands.
From the washingtonpost.com
Someone broke into a ballpark concession stand and stole merchandise worth $200.
From the thestate.com
But that concession came after house prices had fallen for two-and-a-half years.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
That concession, Justice Antonin Scalia said, supported a case-by-case approach.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
  • The act of conceding or yielding
  • A point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"
  • A concession is a business operated under a contract or license associated with a degree of exclusivity in business within a certain geographical area. For example, sports arenas or public parks may have concession stands. ...
  • In politics, a concession is the act of a losing candidate publicly yielding to a winning candidate after an election, when the overall result of the vote has become clear.
  • In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by another entity than the state which holds sovereignty over it. This is usually a colonizing power, or at least mandated by one, as in the case of colonial chartered companies.
  • Concession is a furry webcomic written and illustrated by Immelmann. It began July 1, 2006 and is still being updated regularly, normally twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays, with a bonus comic on Sundays. ...
  • The act of conceding, especially that of defeat; something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong; Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case; the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose; a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a ...
  • (concessionist) A person who advocates concession