concession

noun

/kənˈseʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike.
- to win a concession from somebody
- a major/an important concession
- She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did.
see also concede
Extra Examples
- The company will be forced to make concessions to the union.
- The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy.
- They made no concessions to his disability.
- They remained unwilling to make any substantial concessions.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- key
- major
- …
verb + concession
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
preposition
- concession on
- concession to
phrases
- make no concessions to somebody/something
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[uncountable] concession (of something) (to somebody/something) the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding
- the concession of university status to some colleges
- Clinton’s concession speech (= when she admitted that she had lost the election)
- Military support was offered in return for the concession of territory.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- key
- major
- …
verb + concession
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
preposition
- concession on
- concession to
phrases
- make no concessions to somebody/something
See full entry
[countable, usually plural] (British English) a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people
- They may grant tax concessions to encourage foreign investors.
- Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students.
- Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £5
- Travel concessions are available to older people.
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2, Moneyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- tax
- travel
concession + verb
- be available to
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[countable] a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer
- The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares.
- The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- trade
- logging
- oil
- …
verb + concession
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
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[countable] the right to sell something in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area that is part of a larger building or store
- the burger concessions at the stadium
- (especially US English) They went to the concession stand to get a hot dog.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- trade
- logging
- oil
- …
verb + concession
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.

单词	concession
释义	concession noun /kənˈseʃn/ /kənˈseʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. to win a concession from somebody a major/an important concession She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did. see also concede Extra Examples The company will be forced to make concessions to the union. The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy. They made no concessions to his disability. They remained unwilling to make any substantial concessions. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective important key major … verb + concession grant (somebody/something) make offer (somebody/something) … preposition concession on concession to phrases make no concessions to somebody/something See full entry [uncountable] concession (of something) (to somebody/something) the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding the concession of university status to some colleges Clinton’s concession speech (= when she admitted that she had lost the election) Military support was offered in return for the concession of territory. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective important key major … verb + concession grant (somebody/something) make offer (somebody/something) … preposition concession on concession to phrases make no concessions to somebody/something See full entry [countable, usually plural] (British English) a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people They may grant tax concessions to encourage foreign investors. Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students. Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £5 Travel concessions are available to older people. Topics Transport by bus and trainc2, Moneyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective tax travel concession + verb be available to See full entry [countable] a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares. The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective trade logging oil … verb + concession grant (somebody/something) obtain secure … See full entry [countable] the right to sell something in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area that is part of a larger building or store the burger concessions at the stadium (especially US English) They went to the concession stand to get a hot dog. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective trade logging oil … verb + concession grant (somebody/something) obtain secure … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.
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