concession

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That France was called upon to make the corresponding concession, appears as well from the memorandum of the Duke of Wellington, as from the dispatches of Sir Charles Stuart, and from mine; and this concession was admitted by M. San Miguel to be the object which Spain most desired.

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  1. noun The act of conceding.
  2. noun Something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, that is later conceded.
  3. noun An acknowledgment or admission.
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  • With the money he had bought four hens through the Chinese trader who had the camp concession from the Japanese, and along with the hens, two cans of sardines, two cans of condensed milk and a pint of orange-colored palm oil. —  Clavell - King Rat
  • The stuff was there, and we were going to get a concession from the Portuguese to work it. —  Diary of a Soldier of Fortune
  • This concession was a PPP between Bahia state's sanitation utility —  Business News Americas - Top Stories
  • Chavalit Nimla-or, who won the concession from the Chinese government to operate this industrial park, said about 15 Thai investors have applied for investment in his park, out of a total of 65 applicants. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The nice thing about it is that when it's a one-year lease, the concession is there immediately and the next year can get better and you can recover from it.
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  1. Middle English, from Latin concessiō, concessiōn-, from concessus, past participle of concēdere, to concede; see concede.

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  1. = Dutch koncessie = German concession = Danish konsession, from French concession = Provencal concession = Spanish concesion = Portuguese concessão = Italian concessione, from Latin concessio(n-), from concedere, past participle concessus, concede, grant: see concede.
 

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