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concession

Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of concession

noun

  • 1a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands:the government was unwilling to make any further concessions
  • [mass noun] the action of conceding or granting something:this strict rule was relaxed by concession
  • (a concession to) a gesture made in recognition of a demand or prevailing standard:her only concession to fashion was her ornate silver ring
  • 2a preferential allowance or rate given by an organization:tax concessions
  • British a reduction in the price of something for a certain category of person: railcard holders can obtain concessions there are concessions on party bookings
  • 3the right to use land or other property for a specified purpose, granted by a government, company, or other controlling body:new logging concessions
  • a commercial operation set up by agreement within the premises of a larger concern: the concessions will offer photo processing and a pharmacy
  • the right, given by a company, to sell goods, especially in a particular place.
  • Canadian a piece of land into which surveyed land is divided.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere (see concede)

Grammar

To concede something is to admit its truth, usually after you have originally denied it or refused to admit that it may be true. An adverbial or adverbial clause of concession is one that says in effect, ‘Yes, even though A was true, B happened.’Adverbial clauses of concessionThere are three main types: Beginning with the conjunctionalthough:The writer finds the information contained in the main clause (that she has worked a lot in the theatre) surprising in the light of the subordinate clause (that she wanted to be a writer). In another type of concession clause the information contained in the subordinate clause may well be true, but it doesn't affect the truth of the information in the main clause: In a third type the main clause contains information that is true, despite the truth of the information in the subordinate clause:The main conjunctions used to introduce adverbial clauses of concession are:

althoughdespiteeven ifeven thoughexcept that
not thatthoughwhereaswhilewhilst
It is also possible to have non-finite clauses of concession. For example:In spite of being so fair, his skin had taken on quite a deep tan in the few days they had been there. There are also verbless clauses of concession:Although a competent fighter, Stretch was not considered to be one of the game’s bigger punchers. Adverbials of concessionSentences may also contain phrases which express similar ideas to clauses of concession.It had been a happy marriage, in spite of the difference in their ages. This works even with the quickest and most agile spiders. Even after her wedding, the Princess of Wales continued to shop at Laura Ashley, albeit with a bodyguard, and whatever items she bought received wide coverage.

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