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concession
What does concession mean?
concession (noun): a compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use concession in a sentence?
- That isn't a concession. (Tatoeba sentence #12640495 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce concession?
/kənˈsɛʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does concession come from?
From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to concession
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “concession” mean?
a compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests
Right! That's what “concession” means.
a plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
Not quite: that's what strategy means.
a path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc
Not quite: that's what track means.
a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
Not quite: that's what course means.
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