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Noun: concession  kun'se-shun
  1. A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
    "he got the beer concession at the ball park";
    - grant
     
  2. The act of conceding or yielding
    "His concession of the election was gracious and timely";
    - conceding, yielding
     
  3. A point conceded or yielded
    "they won all the concessions they asked for"
     
  4. The grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
    "The government granted a concession for mining in the area"

Derived forms: concessions

Type of: acquiescence, agreement, assent, contract

Encyclopedia: Concession, Zimbabwe