concessionn.
/kənˈsɛʃn/, U.S. /kənˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ 1.
a. The action of conceding, granting, or yielding something requested or required.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance
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condescendence1638
compliancy1643
compliance1647
comportance1648
condescension1650
acquiescence1654
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condescendment1693
concedence1748
concessiveness1872
1473–4 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 2nd Roll §8. m. 18 Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice..by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution.
1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 69 Elydoure..Was kynge create..And bare the crowne..By [lordes wyll] and there concessyon.
1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 557 The Pope neuer had any prerogatiue but by concession or permission of councels.
1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. xvi. 282 The Right whereby the Kings did rule, was founded in the very concession of the People.
a1676 M. Hale Hist. Common Law (1713) i. 8 The Concession of these Charters was in a Parliamentary Way.
1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. ii. 13 With some of the sex, insolent controul is a more efficacious subduer than kindness or concession.
1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 17 I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet.
1826 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (new ed.) I. i. 23 By his concession of the violent passion his highness was transported with.
1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. before Univ. Oxf. v. 130 In this country..civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession.
1887 Daily News 22 Nov. 2/8 At Mark-lane there was a lack of demand, and..to have forced business some concession would have been necessary.
1942 M. W. Graham in Afr., Near East, & War (1943) 186 The policy of concession, compromise, and ultimate cession which later received baptism as ‘appeasement’.
2006 J. Morgan Symphony (2007) i. ii. 27 His restless hand smoothed and raked at his windswept coiffure until at last, with an air of concession, he let it be.
b. Chiefly in plural. An act of conceding, granting, or yielding, esp. in partial fulfilment of demands; an allowance, privilege, or right granted to a person or thing. Also in extended use: a gesture or token of respect granted to something in acknowledgement of its importance or influence.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of > involving concession
concession?1567
concess1577
gratificationa1676
giveback1978
the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance > an instance of
concession?1567
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?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) 354 Paule..counsellyng and commaundyng them that can not conteyne, to mary, pronouncyng that it is better to marry then to burne: the interpretours of the scriptures applying the same grauntes and concessions vpon them that are votaries.
1651 J. Jane Εικων Ακλαστος 122 To avoyde a Civill warr he made some concessions in hope to bring the people to see their owne good.
1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 11 New Concessions, which would create new Difficulties.
1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. I. ii. 162 The Queen hoped to sooth the Protestants, by these liberal concessions in behalf of their religion.
1839 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 28 i. 105 It was avowedly a concession to the wishes of Her Majesty's Government.
1865 J. Bright Speeches Amer. Question 174 But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail.
1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xxiii. 236 I mean to make no concessions to Tibby. If Tibby wants to live with me, he must lump me.
1970 M. D. Peterson T. Jefferson & New Nation v. 292 Jefferson willingly accepted this concession to expediency.
2000 D. Nichols Adolf Hitler 45/2 Chamberlain appears to have sincerely believed that Hitler's aggressive appetites could be assuaged by concessions.
2010 N.Y. Times 18 Apr. ar1 Her only concessions to age a single strand of gray and a pair of reading glasses.
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a. A grant of land or other property made by a government or ruling power.In quot. 1543 as a mass noun.
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society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > by deed or charter > that which is granted
concession1536
grant1815
1536 T. Legh Let. 13 Jan. in Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 95 The archbushope of Yorke..enjoiythe hys offyce and prerogatyve poore, with the grawntes, privelegis, and concessions geven to hym and to his see apperteynyng.
1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 401 (MED) All the landes..Whiche the kyng had geuen, of his affeccyon, To any wyght by patent or concessyon.
1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection ii. v. 73 in Justice Vindicated All these famous Affectors of Liberty do unjustly and illegally hold their Estates, which are nothing but Concessions originally from the Crown.
1731 J. Ogilvie tr. P. Giannone Civil Hist. Kingdom Naples II. xxii. v. 210 It is no Wonder, that the Concessions of Lands with Vassals implied only that low Jurisdiction, as inherent to, and inseparable from them.
1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. v. 4 Cortes..was at length taken into favour, and received an ample concession of lands and of Indians.
1836 Niles' Weekly Reg. 16 July 331/1 Extensive concessions of land are made to Mr. Riddle.., in which colonies of natives and foreigners may be settled.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. vi. 95 To all those..large concessions of land were made.
1940 B. A. Marwick Swazi iv. 160 Numerous concessions of land and minerals granted by the king Mbandzeni.
2008 A. de la Fuente Havana & Atlantic in 16th Cent. vii. 193 Rodríguez received significant concessions of land from the cabildo.
b. North American (originally Canadian). A portion of a township (township n. 4), typically divided by a system of parallel lines into equal lots to be granted to settlers. Now historical.
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the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > allotted land > by concession
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1764 Quebec Gaz. 23 Aug. 4/2 The said Seigneurie..is..capable of containing upwards of 500 Plantations in more than 3 Concessions in Depth on each Side the River.
1820 C. Stuart Emigrant's Guide Upper Canada p. x Parallel with the front of the township..a second line is marked. This line is the rear of the front or the first concession..; space for a road is then left, and a third line..becomes the front of the second concession; thus, the whole depth is divided into concessions, with space for a road between every two.
1846 J. Taylor Narr. Voy. Upper Canada 98 Property, in Canada, is divided by what is called concessions... Between the concessions, there are roads, called concession roads.
1911 W. R. Wood Past Years in Pickering xxv. 297 He then married Ann O'Brien and settled on the eighth concession.
1931 S. C. Arthur & G. C. H. de Kernion Old Families Louisiana 176 D'Arensbourg..obtained a concession midway between the two villages.
1991 M. McLean People of Glengarry (1993) x. 173 All of the Lancaster families received some land in the convenient first concession, which borders the St. Lawrence.
c. A piece of land or territory, typically an enclave within a key trading city, that is ceded to and governed by a foreign power. Now historical.
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1835 R. Greenhow Hist. & Present Condition Tripoli 49/1 The African concessions were restored to France.
1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Sept. 7/1 [In Canton] a furious mob surrounded the concession, howling and threatening the destruction of all within it.
1906 W. A. Noble Ewa xviii. 236 I was marched through the city to the Japanese concession, and lodged in a Japanese prison.
1934 L. K. Elmhirst Trip to Russia 30 Even the mice were flocking to the German concession because food was so scarce everywhere else.
2005 Xu Guoqi China & Great War i. 20 The French concession, which had an original area of 250 acres.
3. Rhetoric. The surrender of a disputed point or position, in order to ground a new argument upon it, or to clear the way for one of more importance. In later use also more generally: admission or acceptance of a point claimed in argument; acknowledgement of the validity or justice of a proposition or idea; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [noun] > surrender of point
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1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles iv. 210 The Maior they prooue by a figure called concession or graunting [L. per concessionem], leauing the matter to their owne iudgement, as men are woont, in such thinges as are cleare and out of controuersie.
1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick xlv. 242 The Apostle Paul..is content to yeeld his accusers, that, he was rude in speech... The first is true by concession onely; not in the thing: for his speech was excellent.
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. x. 42 Satan..endeavours to propagate the unbelief of witches, whose concession infers his coexistency. View more context for this quotation
1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xiii. 181 The Respondent may be attack'd either upon a Point of his own Concession, which is call'd Argumentum ex concessis, or by reducing him to an Absurdity, which is call'd Reductio ad absurdum.
1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit xiii. 165 The atheists of the age have been described as triumphing in my concessions.
1837 Brit. Critic Jan. 207 We readily echo his concession, that it is an argument which should always be sparingly and cautiously advanced.
1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz in La Saisiaz & Two Poets of Croisic 61 I double my concession: grant, along with new life sure, This same law.
1920 Amer. 24 Apr. 24/1 A moderate opposition was led by..the Archbishop of Canterbury, but rendered nugatory by his concession that marriage can be dissolved.
2001 P. J. Bowler Reconciling Sci. & Relig. ix. 299 He was not going back on the concession that evolutionism was quite acceptable to the Christian.
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a. A privilege or right granted by a government, commercial organization, etc., to an individual or company, typically allowing the holder to trade or operate under preferential conditions within a certain region or for a certain term.
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society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling by right of concession
concession1837
society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > privilege or exceptional right > franchise or privilege of individual or corporation
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1837 Mechanics' Mag. 13 May 112/1 The king of the French has just granted to Mr. John Cockerell..the ‘concession’ of the railway for fifty years.
1856 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 135/2 One of the..diplomatic fears..is, that the execution of the [Suez] Canal would immensely increase French influence in Egypt... A Frenchman has obtained the concession; and it may be executed by French engineers and French workmen.
1887 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 857/2 M. Debay, a Belgian engineer, proposed to exploit for petroleum, and finally obtained a concession to do so, which was to expire on the first day of March, 1886.
1935 Crisis Sept. 263/1 In 1930 she obtained a concession from the Emperor for a radio station.
1965 B. Pearce tr. E. Preobrazhensky New Econ. 135 When large concessions are granted in basic branches of state industry which suffer from a shortage of capital it becomes clear from the very start that these concession enterprises are not on equal terms with the state enterprises.
2000 H. Alikhani Sanctioning Iran vi. 182 The first oil concession granted by Iran to an American company since the revolution.
b. Originally and chiefly North American. A grant or lease of an area or part of a premises for a small business; a business established in this way.
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1910 Sat. Evening Post 9 July 5/3 This..twenty-five cent show..has taken in over twenty-one dollars in the day. A third of this goes to the park, for it is a concession, and in addition it must pay rent.
1945 Flying Sept. 113/1 To obtain a lease or a concession at an airport, personnel must present a proposition to the City Council.
1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 127/1 The manager of Pepsi's snack-bar concession..came up..in something of a rage.
2008 M. Chevalier & G. Mazzalovo Luxury Brand Managem. ix. 310 Duty-free operators work with an airport concession generally awarded to the highest bidder.
c. North American. An item for sale at a concession stand or concession (sense 4b).
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1947 Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gaz. 31 Dec. Camp boys also sold concessions at the North Iowa Band Festival.
1976 Laurel (Montana) Outlook June 15/3 Concessions will be sold by the Laurel Jayceens, with proceeds from the concessions going to the defibrillator fund.
1993 T. Sample Hard Living People & Mainstream Christians iii. 34 Ross had been a cab driver, mowed lawns, worked in a low-paying factory, sold concessions at a stadium, and had been a maintenance man.
2014 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Oct. a3 Though widely known for selling programs and concessions, the best stories about Platner come from those who knew him before he ever started hawking wares at the city's stadiums and ballparks.
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a. A preferential (esp. tax) rate, allowance, etc.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > tax allowances and deductions
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concession1888
tax relief1916
tax deduction1942
tax credit1946
tax allowance1950
tax-loss1959
tax break1968
1888 Manch. Guardian 4 Aug. (headline) The wheel tax concessions.
1898 Amer. Architect & Building News 22 Jan. 25/1 The Development of Street Architecture in Paris promoted by Tax Concessions.
1956 H. Macmillan Diary 26 June (2003) 568 I have been able to defend it [sc. the entertainment tax] in a year where no tax concessions are being made.
1980 M. Shoard Theft of Countryside vi. xix. 214 The National Farmers' Union argues that farmers should be granted more concessions on capital transfer tax because at the moment they are having to sell off pieces of land and pay CTT bills with the revenue from sale.
1992 J. M. Bumsted Peoples of Canada vi. 182 It [sc. the government] proceeded to buy off the region as cheaply as possible through concessions on freight rates.
2001 Guardian 8 Mar. (Budget Suppl.) 1/5 But two years ago Mr Brown cut the rate of VED for vehicles under 1100cc and last year he increased the concession to cars of 1200cc.
b. Chiefly British. A reduction in the price of something, esp. a fare or ticket, for a certain category of person, such as children, students, pensioners, etc. Frequently attributive.
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1934 Times of India 2 Mar. 11/3 (headline) Children's day at H.O.H. Fete. Special concessions... There will be a special reduction in the price of admission..for all children.
1956 Eng. Dance & Song Sept.–Oct. 84 A resolution was put forward by Mr. Lawrence Wilson to raise the annual Associate subscription to 10s. with certain concessions for students and other young people.
1969 New Society 25 Sept. 463/3 The Conservative-controlled council introduced a new type of concession-card adorned with a photograph of its holder..designed to eliminate supposed abuse.
2014 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 10 June You can get concessions on tickets if you are a student, a senior aged 55 and above, or a national serviceman.
c. British. Chiefly in plural. A person (such as a child or a student) eligible for a fare, ticket, etc., at a reduction on the standard price.Found esp. in listings of ticket prices, fares, etc.
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1988 V&A Album Autumn 7/3 Ham House... Admission £2 adults, concessions £1.
1999 Gateshead Post (Nexis) 29 Jan. 6 Tickets cost £3 and concessions get in for £2.
2008 Frommer's Wales with your Family 43/2 Park: free, House: £5.60 adults, concessions £4.10, children under 15 free.
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concession road n. Canadian a rural road separating concessions (sense 2b).
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1811 Kingston (Upper Canada) Gaz. 28 May 3/3 Such persons as may be disposed to contract for building a Bridge over the Little Cataraqui River, on the Second Concession Road, are requested to send their proposals in writing to the subscriber.
1815 J. Bouchette Topographical Descr. of Province of Lower Canada 524 The main road crosses it [sc. Reaume], besides which there are some concession roads.
1968 H. Hood in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 224 Scrub timber, marsh, cattails, and the occasional concession road running north into the scrub.
1996 J. Romain Wagner Whacker iii. 31 He could see the concession roads scrape brown lines through the rolling countryside.
concession speech n. †(a) a speech in which a concession or concessions are made or offered with regard to a dispute or conflict (obsolete); (b) originally U.S. (in an election) the speech given by a losing candidate when conceding defeat.
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1861 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 8 Jan. Mr. Yaple then concluded the exercises with another concession speech, And so ended this democratic attempt at Union saving.
1938 Monmouth Oracle (Monmouth Coll., Illinois) 17 Nov. 4/3 Dewey's short concession speech shortly after midnight was characteristic, short and clipped like his mustache.
1968 Life 15 Nov. 43/2 As Humphrey wrote his concession speech, his aides talked in hushed tones.
2008 Independent 11 Feb. 33/6 She made her concession speech in Des Moines after the Iowa caucuses.
concession stand n. originally and chiefly U.S. a stall or booth, typically selling food or inexpensive items, and operating within a larger business or commercial area.
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society > trade and finance > trading place > stall or booth > [noun] > types of
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booby-hutch1830
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1894 Guide to Field Columbian Museum 201 A piece of wood from each Exposition Building (except concession stands)..is incorporated in this model.
1948 Miami (Okla.) Daily News-Record 4 July 11/4 He has operated the concession stand in the Miami postoffice for the last four years.
2013 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 30 July b1 Someone stole $255 in snack foods from a Bismarck concession stand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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