a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded 让步;让予物;给予物 the government was unwilling to make any further concessions. 政府不愿意作出更多让步。 ■[mass noun]the action of conceding, granting, or yielding something 让步;让出;给予;认可;准予 this strict rule was relaxed by concession. 由于作出让步,这条严格的规定已有所放松。 ■(a concession to)a gesture, especially a token one, made in recognition of a demand or prevailing standard (尤指象征性的)认可的表示 her only concession to fashion was her ornate silver ring. 她唯一迎合时尚之处是她那枚华丽的银戒。
a preferential allowance or rate given by an organization 优惠折扣(或价格) tax concessions. 税收优惠。 ■a reduction in the price of something, especially a fare or ticket, for a certain category of person (尤指车船费或入场券的)减价,优惠
the right to use land or other property for a specified purpose or to conduct specified commercial operations in a particular area, granted by a government, company, or other controlling body (政府、公司等授予的使用土地、房屋等从事商业或其他活动的)特许权 new logging concessions. 木材采运的新特许权。 ■a commercial operation set up by agreement within the premises of a larger concern (根据协议在一更大企业的场地内营业的)租地;商铺 ■(Canadian)a piece of land into which surveyed land is divided (加)地块(指将经查勘的土地分成的小块土地)
语源
late Middle English: from Latin concessio(n-), from the verb concedere (see concede)