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单词 concession
释义
concessioncon‧ces‧sion /kənˈseʃən/ ●○○ noun Entry menu
MENU FOR concessionconcession1 something you allow somebody2 a right3 price reduction4 change of behaviour5 business6 things sold
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINconcession
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Latin concessio, from concedere; ➔ CONCEDE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Pensioners and disabled people get special concessions on buses and trains.
  • tax concessions
  • Under the previous administration, rich landowners were given generous tax concessions.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Both sides made various concessions, but neither would back down on the crucial points.
  • Property owners offered concessions to attract new tenants and renters already in place received no, or modest, rent hikes.
  • Still, executives and union leaders would surely protest such a plan and claim that such a plan would require unacceptable concessions.
  • The new concession will apply to buses only.
  • Tickets £2.50, concessions £1.50 at the door.
  • To ensure the Bill's smooth passage through Parliament, they readily agreed to concessions for farmers and fox hunters.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto agree by accepting less than you originally wanted
to reach an agreement with someone in which both of you accept less than you really want: · The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike.· Critics accused the mayor of compromising too easily.compromise on: · Stalin refused to compromise on any of his demands.· The President might be willing to compromise on defense spending.
to do or pay part of what the other person in an agreement wants if they will do or pay part of what you want: · Democrats plan to meet the Governor halfway on welfare cuts.· They won't pay all our expenses, but they might be prepared to meet us halfway.
if someone in authority makes concessions , they let their opponents have something that they are asking for, in order to reach an agreement: · We will have to make concessions if we want the talks to continue.make concessions on: · The government has already made significant concessions on pay and conditions.make concessions to: · Our policy of not making concessions to terrorists remains intact .
to let someone do something that is not usually allowed
to let someone do something that is slightly different from what the rules allow, especially when you do not officially tell anyone about it: · The state government was willing to bend the rules where necessary in order to create more jobs.· I'll try and get the housing department to bend the rules for us.
to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed: · I'll make an exception this time, but next time you hand in an essay late I won't accept it.
British a special right that a particular group of people are allowed to have, for example, by the government or by their employer: · Under the previous administration, rich landowners were given generous tax concessions.· Pensioners and disabled people get special concessions on buses and trains.
to allow someone not to have to go to school, work etc, for example because they are ill: be excused from something: · Can I be excused from swimming today? I've got a cold.· Kinney asked to be excused from his duties on the board.excuse somebody from something: · I'll try to get them to excuse me from the meeting.
if you exempt someone, you give them special permission not to have to do something that they and other people are normally expected to do: exempt somebody from something: · The new law exempts people who earn less than $8000 a year from paying any taxes.· My father was exempted from military service on the grounds of ill health.
to officially say that a rule or a legal punishment can be ignored, especially because in this particular situation it is not important or useful to keep to it: · The court decided to waive her fine as it was her first offence.· The industry asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive a rule that limits the amount of power used to send a data transmission over a telephone line.
WORD SETS
almshouse, nounbenefit, nounchild benefit, nounchild support, nouncommunity chest, nouncommunity service, nounconcession, nounconcessionary, adjectivedole, noundraw, verbdrop-in, adjectiveentitlement, nounfamily credit, nounfood bank, nounfood coupon, nounfood stamp, noungiro, nounhostel, nounhousing project, nounmeal ticket, nounmeans test, nounMedicaid, nounMedicare, nounNational Insurance, nounOAP, nounold age pension, nounold age pensioner, nounpensioner, nounpoorhouse, nounpublic health, nounrelief, nounsickness benefit, nounsocial security, nounstate benefit, noununemployment, noununemployment benefit, nounworkfare, nounworkhouse, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· The government made some concessions in order to satisfy the rebels.
· The King was prepared to offer some concessions to France.
· In the end, the strikers returned to work having won few concessions.
(=make someone give you one)· The Indian government was able to extract concessions on the price of oil.
adjectives
· We made some major concessions in order to protect national security.
· Israel refused to give up Sinai without some significant concession on Egypt's part.
· Washington made a few minor concessions in the climate talks.
· They refused any further concessions in the argument over agricultural exports.
· In the past they have tried to exchange territorial concessions for peace.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· This was a big concession by Lord Owen, which went practically unnoticed at first.· Was Britain wrong in not making swifter and bigger concessions?· A deal would need two big concessions from Mr Gorbachev that he balked at last year.· Then he made a big concession.
· A further concession to Quebec was the provision that any single province could veto future changes to federal institutions.· The Act allowed the retention of adoption of such titles simply as a further concession to local sentiment.· Edward still prevaricated, but at the Parliament of March 1299 the magnates extorted further concessions by the threat of armed force.
· Every generous inch a military man, Groves made important concessions to Oppenheimer in the interest of getting the job done.· Two important concessions were made, restricted to the 1990 election only.· The national agreements also granted important concessions to the labour movement.
· Many observers believe that Kiley and Livingstone should be beside themselves with joy at the major concessions they have won.· Both railroads want major concessions in the form of track rights and divestiture of certain rail lines in exchange for their approval.· Indeed, the government had to make major concessions during the committee stage, especially to Labour critics.· But this will entail major political concessions by the government, including the surrender of the state monopoly over electronic media.· They would enjoy major tax concessions, including 50 percent rebates in their first year and 25 percent in their second.
· The fashionable and becoming gown and girdle were her only concessions to style and conformity.· The munitions factory in Hereford seemed to be the only concession to it.· The only concession to scale is that for obvious reasons the lift buttons are situated outside the cars!· A gallery had been suspended around the wall at the height of two standing men - the only concession to spectators.· It was the only concession to comfort in the Empress's room.· Realising this was the only concession he would be likely to get, Grant nodded his acceptance.
· The real fear that this revolution might overthrow the Tsar forced him to make some political concessions to appease the masses.· But this will entail major political concessions by the government, including the surrender of the state monopoly over electronic media.
· This represented a significant concession to the opposition, which had otherwise threatened to boycott the election.· Corporate leaders were planning to close it unless they could get significant wage concessions from the workers.
· The Midland Company also increased its share of the London milk trade by offering special freight concessions to Derbyshire farmers.
· If so, this seems a substantial concession to patronage.· During the week OAPs travelling in either direction will be eligible for substantial travel concessions agreed with the major travel companies.
NOUN
· Looking for a concession stand, he turned a corner.· One struck and killed a young man standing near a concession stand.· He was bothering the girl at the concession stand before, so she had the usher call us.
· They would enjoy major tax concessions, including 50 percent rebates in their first year and 25 percent in their second.· How is the free-market economy to be reconciled with continued large-scale tax concessions for house mortgages and private pensions?· Forestry companies no longer granted tax concessions have been trying to offload their holdings.· It also received a host of tax concessions.· Mr. Jackson I have already referred to the tax concession in the 1990 Budget.· Market-distorting activities arise from state aids such as subsidies, tax concessions, and other financial help given to domestic companies.· Macleod was attacked by both liberals and conservatives in the Legco for failing to provide sufficient tax concessions to middle income earners.· Private pension scheme tax concessions grew as part of deliberate policy.
· Corporate leaders were planning to close it unless they could get significant wage concessions from the workers.
VERB
· It exploited fears that the accord would collapse to extract concessions previously denied it.· He exploited a temporary lull in affairs to extract more concessions from the Romans than had hitherto been possible.· But if you can offer talents that are in short supply, you may be better able to extract concessions than you suppose.· At other times it is a gambit to extract the maximum price concession from the seller.
· If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors, they can force concessions from their senior partners.· Here, too, he was forced to make certain concessions.
· She was a traditionalist - her jewellery gave no concessions to modern fashion.· This time, however, Daley began giving ground, making concessions.· This process should lessen the chances of pricing too low or of needlessly giving away other concessions like favourable payment terms.· His hair was closely cropped, giving no concessions to the fashionable long-haired male coiffures which he had once enjoyed.
· Producers of commercials resisted, but granted some concessions to end the strike.· Governments have frequently made matters worse by granting concessions to cattle ranchers on terms that have created incentives for reckless exploitation.· Milosevic has granted piecemeal concessions while sowing the kind of confusion that he has used in the past to stymie opponents.
· Trimble, like Adams and McGuinness, is caught between the demands for internal unity and making concessions to traditional enemies.· Ministers will make the concession during the consultation period that follows last week's publication of the arms exports controls bill.· Despite the continued indifference of the Labour Party the Communists had made many concessions aimed at attracting support from Labour members.· He has often shown himself ready to make concessions when faced with genuine mass discontent.· It tolerated his advance, but would make no concessions.
· Such a policy intensified opposition to the Forest system: as early as 1277 the king was compelled to offer certain concessions.· Property owners offered concessions to attract new tenants and renters already in place received no, or modest, rent hikes.· The Midland Company also increased its share of the London milk trade by offering special freight concessions to Derbyshire farmers.
· The build-operate-transfer concession envisages the line opening in 2003 followed by a 30-year operating period.· The build-operate-transfer concession allows five years for construction; putting the opening date as 2003.
· Eisenhower was prepared to make concessions in order to normalize the situation.
· Nu's task in London was somehow to keep the republic, while securing constitutional concessions.
· Their ire won at least one concession.· Traditional business sectors have also won concessions.· The strikers returned to work having won few concessions.· Britain won a concession over mackerel fishing in western waters.· By the end of June, however, they had apparently won no concessions from the government.
1something you allow somebody [countable] something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement → concedeconcession to a policy of no concessions to terrorists The British were not prepared to make any concessions.concession on his readiness to make concessions on many of the issues raisedconcession from We will try to force further concessions from the government.major/important/substantial concession The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities.2a right [countable, uncountable] a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right:  the ending of tax concessions for home owners the import/export concessions that had been granted to the islandconcession of the concession of autonomy to the universities3price reduction [countable] British English a reduction in the price of tickets, fees etc for certain groups of people, for example old people or children SYN  reduction:  To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60. Open daily, adults £4, concessions £2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay £2).4change of behaviour [countable] a change in your behaviour that you make because of a particular situation or idea:  He took off his jacket as a concession to the heat. He made no concessions to fashion.5business [countable] American English a)the right to have a business in a particular place, especially in a place owned by someone else:  The company owns valuable logging and mining concessions. b)a small business that sells things in a place owned by someone else:  Joe runs a hamburger concession in the mall.6things sold concessions [plural] American English the things sold at a concession standCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake a concession· The government made some concessions in order to satisfy the rebels.offer a concession· The King was prepared to offer some concessions to France.win/obtain/gain/secure a concession· In the end, the strikers returned to work having won few concessions.extract a concession (=make someone give you one)· The Indian government was able to extract concessions on the price of oil.adjectivesa major/important concession· We made some major concessions in order to protect national security.a significant/substantial concession· Israel refused to give up Sinai without some significant concession on Egypt's part.a minor/small concession· Washington made a few minor concessions in the climate talks.a further concession· They refused any further concessions in the argument over agricultural exports.a military/political etc concession· In the past they have tried to exchange territorial concessions for peace.
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