concession
US: /kənˈsɛʃən/
UK: /kənsˈɛʃən/
UK: /kənsˈɛʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
concession /kən'seʃn/
- danh từ
- sự nhượng, sự nhượng bộ; sự nhường (đất đai...)
- to make concessions: nhượng bộ, nhân nhượng
- đất nhượng (đất đai, đồn điền, mỏ do chính quyền thực dân chiếm đoạt của nhân dân để cấp cho bè lũ)
- (ngoại giao) nhượng địa, tô giới
- sự nhượng, sự nhượng bộ; sự nhường (đất đai...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C, U] something that you allow or do, or allow sb to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult: The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. + to win a concession from sb + a major / an important concession + She made no concession to his age; she expected him to work as hard as she did.
See also -
2 [U] the act of giving sth or allowing sth; the act of CONCEDING: the concession of university status to some colleges + (especially AmE) Dole's concession speech (= when he admitted that he had lost the election)
3 [C, usually pl.] (BrE) a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people: tax concessions + Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students. + Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £4
4 [C] a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer: The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares.
5 [C] (especially AmE) the right to sell sth in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area which is part of a larger building or store: the burger concessions at the stadium + They went to the concession stand to get a hot dog.
Collocation dictionary
1 sth you agree to in order to end an argument
ADJ.
important, key, major, significant, substantial | limited, minor, small | special
VERB + CONCESSION
grant (sb/sth), make, offer (sb/sth) | get, obtain, win
PREP.
~ on
The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy.
| ~ to
The firm will be forced to make concessions to the union.
PHRASES
make no concessions to sb/sth
They made no concessions to his disability.
2 special right to do sth
ADJ.
trade
VERB + CONCESSION
grant (sb/sth) | obtain, secure, win
The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country.
3 lower charge for certain groups of people
ADJ.
tax, travel
CONCESSION + VERB
be available to
travel concessions available to older people
Concise English dictionary
concessionskən'seʃn
noun
+a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
+the act of conceding or yielding
+a point conceded or yielded
