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concession [kənˈseʃən] N

2. concession:

concession
concession
grant a concession for the construction of a railway

concession booth N, concession stand

concession stand N

concession stand → concession booth

See also concession booth

concession booth N, concession stand

Usage examples with concession

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The project was to be financed through toll revenue bonds and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income.
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While the nullifiers claimed victory on the tariff issue, even though they had made concessions, the verdict was very different on nullification.
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He impeded the legions from declaring him emperor and at the same time placated the mutinying legions through generous concessions.
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The following day he was swept up in a mass arrest of peaceful demonstrators, and he declined bail until the city made concessions.
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At the start of the concessions, service quality greatly improved, and traffic began to grow again.
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The provincial government made a number of other concessions towards the military base.
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There are no concessions to realism in his work.
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The disadvantages, on the other hand, include: regionalism vs. multinationalism, loss of sovereignty, concessions, and interdependence.
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Concessions all have private latrines and some homes with running water also have toilets.
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The incident appears to have demonstrated his statesmanship, for he secured concessions which would have been irretrievably lost by continued opposition.
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