1
as in negotiations
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession
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2
as in admissions
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career
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3
as in privileges
something granted as a special favor
a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair
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Recent Examples of concessions
Birdwell and Bruno agree that the next evolution of stadium concessions expands this trend.
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Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Paramount has already cleared regulatory hurdles in many other countries, including in the US, where the Justice Department signed off on the deal earlier in June without requiring any concessions.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Increasingly, sellers are willing to come down on price or offer concessions to sell their home.
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Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Kona Ice, The Waffle Roost, Chula Puebla and Billy Jones Snack Shack and BBQ will provide food and concessions.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 June 2026
Ambiguous interim agreements have repeatedly allowed Tehran to pocket concessions while delaying or evading core demands.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Admission to the field is free and concessions will be available, according to the Facebook page for the event.
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Jesse Cain,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2026
The measure’s main backer is the SEIU United Health Workers West, whose president, Dave Regan, has a long track record of using ballot measures as a cudgel to win concessions from labor adversaries.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Paramount has already cleared regulatory hurdles in many other countries, including in the US, where the Justice Department signed off on the deal earlier in June without requiring any concessions.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Increasingly, sellers are willing to come down on price or offer concessions to sell their home.
—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Kona Ice, The Waffle Roost, Chula Puebla and Billy Jones Snack Shack and BBQ will provide food and concessions.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 June 2026
Ambiguous interim agreements have repeatedly allowed Tehran to pocket concessions while delaying or evading core demands.
—
Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Admission to the field is free and concessions will be available, according to the Facebook page for the event.
—
Jesse Cain,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2026
The measure’s main backer is the SEIU United Health Workers West, whose president, Dave Regan, has a long track record of using ballot measures as a cudgel to win concessions from labor adversaries.
—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concessions
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In recent years, carriage negotiations have led to temporary channel blackouts between Disney and services such as YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, highlighting the high stakes of content licensing deals.
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In reality, staff members for the three parties handle most, if not all, of the back of forth negotiations to get there.
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The causes of declining academic preparation extend well beyond admissions offices.
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Local films took an even bigger hit, with a decline of around 39% in both admissions and revenue.
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An ultra-secure cloud environment is useless if the identity management policy is lax or if access privileges are not reviewed on a strict need-to-know basis.
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Justices Thomas and Jackson focused in part on the court’s notorious 1857 decision called Dred Scott, which ruled a slave couldn’t be a citizen or claim the resultant rights and privileges.
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Its design placed relatively few compromises on undersea combat performance.
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At the same meeting, Noel Gould of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council said the council is supporting the project after working closely with the developers to reach compromises.
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Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
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The newspapers drew from publicly available records, such as arrests, lawsuits and confessions.
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“Concessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concessions. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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