1. Noun
The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.
2. Noun
A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal.
3. Noun
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
the act of conceding or yielding
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
5. Noun
a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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