concessionairen.
/kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛː/, /kənˌsɛʃnˈɛː/, U.S. /kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛ(ə)r/ A person who or company which possesses a concession relating to the operation of a business or enterprise.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > other types of company
incorporation1530
acquisitor1668
private company?1711
private practice1724
public company1730
trading house1760
acquiror1789
in-company1791
public corporation1796
company1800
subsidiary company1823
proprietary company1824
stock-company1827
trust company1827
subsidiary1828
concessionaire1839
commandite1844
statutory company1847
parent company1854
mastership1868
state enterprise1886
Pty.1904
asset class1931
acquirer1950
parent1953
growth company1959
spin-off1959
non-profit1961
shell1964
not-for-profit1969
vehicle1971
spin-out1972
startup1975
greenfield1982
large-cap1982
monoline1984
small cap1984
mid-cap1988
multidomestic1989
dotcom1996
society > trade and finance > trader > agent or broker > [noun] > concession-holder
farmer general1608
concessionary1812
concessionaire1839
1839 J. M. White New Coll. Laws Concessions Land I. 717 Philippe François Renaut, the ‘concessionaire’ in this case, was a gentleman of the first connections in France.
1862 Sat. Rev. 5 July 2/2 Yesterday it was the Southern railways that were pounced upon by French concessionaires.
1884 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 405 The concessionaire was to receive a certain amount for every kilometre completed.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. 10/2 The Normal Powder Company are the concessionaires of the shot-gun.
1930 Times 21 Mar. 12/4 Four of their models of chassis..are being exhibited by Messrs. Pass and Joyce, who are the sole concessionnaires.
1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 127/1 He saw no need to squander diplomacy on concessionaires.
2002 B. Flyvbjerg et al. Megaprojects & Risk 96 The concession had been awarded, and Eurotunnel became the concessionaire.
Compounds
General attributive, as concessionaire company, concessionaire society, etc.
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1887 Statist 19 Feb. 199/1 The chairman of the Mining Company did not deny that he was a director of the Concessionaire Company.
1901 Daily News 18 Feb. 5/6 Imagine a great city letting out its lines of communication to concessionnaire contractors with dividends to make.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 10 Oct. 3/1 The profits of the so-called ‘concessionnaire’ societies were gigantic... Congo rubber was on everyone's lips.
1931 H. G. Wells Work, Wealth & Happiness Mankind (1932) vii. 275 The concessionaire companies considered themselves entitled..to sole possession of all the rubber.
1965 Econ. Weekly 5 June 935/1 A concessionaire agreement has been entered into with a UK firm.
2007 R. Aitken Exclusion & Inclusion v. 222 Areas of concessionaire land had still to be measured, and, as a result, could not be leased or sold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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