concession
/kənˈsɛʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution."
- "In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession."
- "But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail."
- "The French Concession in Shanghai"
- "Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time... tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession."
- "While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail operations in order to reduce the public fiscal burden associated with rail subsidization and to improve a deficient service."
Etymology
From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: concession, concessiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈsɛʃən/
- British English: /kənˈsɛʃən/
Usage
- Uncountable
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- British usage