concession (noun)

  • 11concession stand — noun (C) AmE a small business that sells food, drinks or souvenirs at sporting events, places that tourists visit and some theatres …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12concession — The underwriting spread. The difference between the price that an underwriter or underwriting syndicate pays to the issuer and the price that is received from investors who buy the issue. The concession is the income earned by the underwriter.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 13concession */*/ — UK [kənˈseʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms concession : singular concession plural concessions 1) a) [countable] something you give or allow to someone in order to reach an agreement make a concession: You have to be prepared to make concessions in a… …

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  • 14concession — con|ces|sion [ kən seʃn ] noun ** ▸ 1 something you allow/agree to ▸ 2 right given to someone ▸ 3 things sold at stand ▸ 4 admitting you won t win ▸ 5 reduction in taxes etc. 1. ) count something you give or allow to someone in order to reach an… …

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  • 15concession close — /kən seʃ(ə)n kləυz/ noun the act of offering a concession to a potential buyer in order to close a sale ● The trainee sales reps were told to resort to concession closes only when meeting with strong sales resistance. ● A full morning’s… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 16concession — /kənˈsɛʃən / (say kuhn seshuhn) noun 1. the act of conceding or yielding, as a right or privilege, or as a point or fact in an argument: to achieve peace by concession. 2. the thing or point yielded: a concession to the opposing side. 3.… …

  • 17concession — /kən seʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. the right to use someone else’s property for business purposes 2. the right to be the only seller of a product in a place ● She runs a jewellery concession in a department store. 3. allowing something to be done, which is… …

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  • 18concession — /kən seʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. the right to use someone else’s property for business purposes 2. the right to be the only seller of a product in a place ● She runs a jewellery concession in a department store. 3. an allowance, such as a reduction of tax… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 19concession — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compromise; grant, franchise (see business). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A conceding] Syn. granting, giving in, yielding; see acknowledgment 1 , admission 4 . 2. [A privilege granted by a government or… …

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  • 20concession stand — con cession ,stand noun count AMERICAN a STAND where visitors to a place can buy food and drinks, operated by someone who is not directly employed in the place itself …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English