English Dictionary

concession

/kənˈsɛʃən/

noun

The act of conceding. / A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests. / Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose, particularly:

The concession was made in order to reach a compromise.

意味（1）

The act of conceding.

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

意味（2）

A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.

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

意味（3）

Land granted by an authority for some specific purpose, particularly:

意味（4）

A privilege granted by an authority, especially to conduct business on favorable terms within certain conditions and particularly:

意味（5）

(rhetoric) An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.

意味（6）

(by extension) Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.

意味（7）

(originally US) An admission of defeat following an election.

Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time... tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession.

意味（8）

A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.

意味（9）

(chiefly US) A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above).

意味（10）

(chiefly US, usually in the plural) An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand.

意味（11）

(chiefly UK) A person eligible for a concession price (see above).