concession
- Noun. the act of conceding, especially that of defeat.
- Noun. something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong.
- Noun. (rhetoric) Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case.
- Noun. the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose.
- Noun. (chiefly, US) a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution; the business itself and the space from which it operates.
- Noun. (Canada) In Ontario, a small road between tracts of farmland.
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