Definition of "concession" []

• The act of conceding. (noun)
• Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded. (noun)
• An acknowledgment or admission. (noun)
• A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose. (noun)
• The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises. (noun)

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• "Napoleon felt his _weakness_, and tried to win back popular _favor_ by concession after _concession_, until, at his fall, he had nearly restored parliamentary _government_."
• "They tested 23 readily available brands, and they grilled them on a-- what they call a concession-style rolling grill thing and came out with their list of top hot dogs."
• "Instead of pushing for the nuclear option of redundancy people have thought about what we call concession bargaining where there is a trade off for job security."