Concession



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 让步
• ［英］ 让步 ( an act or instance of conceding, granting, or yielding) ; 特许权 ( a privilege granted by a government, company, etc.)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English concessyon, from Anglo-French concessioun, from Latin concession-, concessio, from concedere to concede
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. the act or an instance of conceding
  • b. the admitting of a point claimed in argument
• 2. something conceded:
  • a. acknowledgment, admission
  • b. grant
  • c.
    • (1) a grant of land or property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use
    • (2) a right to undertake and profit by a specified activity
    • (3) a lease of a portion of premises for a particular purpose; also the portion leased or the activities carried on
• ? concessional adjective
• ? concessionary adjective

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