word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/concession.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "concession",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The firm will be forced to **make concessions** if it wants to avoid a strike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to win a concession from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**a major/an important concession**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **made no concession** to his inexperience as a manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company will be forced to make concessions to the union."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She makes no concessions to public opinion whatsoever."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They remained unwilling to make any substantial concessions."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "key", "major"],
                "verb + concession": [
                    "grant (somebody/​something)",
                    "make",
                    "offer (somebody/​something)"
                ],
                "preposition": ["concession on", "concession to"],
                "phrases": ["make no concessions to somebody/​something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding",
            "sensetop": "concession (of something) (to somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the concession of university status to some colleges"
                },
                {
                    "text": "her **concession speech** *(= when she admitted that she had lost the election)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Military support was offered in return for the concession of territory."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "key", "major"],
                "verb + concession": [
                    "grant (somebody/​something)",
                    "make",
                    "offer (somebody/​something)"
                ],
                "preposition": ["concession on", "concession to"],
                "phrases": ["make no concessions to somebody/​something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a reduction in an amount of money that has to be paid; a ticket that is sold at a reduced price to a particular group of people",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They may grant tax concessions to encourage foreign investors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tickets are £3; there is a £1 concession for students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adults £2.50, concessions £2, family £5"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Travel concessions are available to older people."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["tax", "travel"],
                "concession + verb": ["be available to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a right or an advantage that is given to a group of people, an organization, etc., especially by a government or an employer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million hectares."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["trade", "logging", "oil"],
                "verb + concession": ["grant (somebody/​something)", "obtain", "secure"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the right to sell something in a particular place; the place where you sell it, sometimes an area that is part of a larger building or store",
            "labels": "(especially US English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the burger concessions at the stadium"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They went to the **concession stand** to get a hot dog."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["trade", "logging", "oil"],
                "verb + concession": ["grant (somebody/​something)", "obtain", "secure"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈseʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/concession/xconcession__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈseʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/concession/xconcession__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere, from con- ‘completely’ + cedere ‘yield’."
}