- [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 inexperience as a manager.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- The company will be forced to make concessions to the union.
- The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy.
- She makes no concessions to public opinion whatsoever.
- They remained unwilling to make any substantial concessions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- key
- major
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
- concession on
- concession to
- make no concessions to somebody/something
- [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
- her concession speech (= when she admitted that she had lost the election)
- Military support was offered in return for the concession of territory.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- key
- major
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- make
- offer (somebody/something)
- …
- concession on
- concession to
- make no concessions to somebody/something
- [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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tax
- travel
- be available to
- [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
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
- [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
- …
- grant (somebody/something)
- obtain
- secure
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’.
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