Topic: WELFARE
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin concessio, from concedere; CONCEDE |
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con‧ces‧sion
1 something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement [↪ concede]
something you allow somebody
[countable]2 a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right :
a right
[uncountable and countable]3 a reduction in the price of tickets, fees etc for certain groups of people, for example old people or children [= reduction]: 
To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60.Open daily, adults £4, concessions £2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay £2).
price reduction
[countable] British EnglishPEWTo qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60.Open daily, adults £4, concessions £2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay £2).4 a change in your behaviour that you make because of a particular situation or idea :
change of behaviour
[countable]5
business
[countable] American Englisha) the right to have a business in a particular place, especially in a place owned by someone else : The company owns valuable logging and mining concessions.
The company owns valuable logging and mining concessions.b) a small business that sells things in a place owned by someone else : Joe runs a hamburger concession in the mall.
Joe runs a hamburger concession in the mall.