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concession

/kənˈsɛʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of conceding.

Examples :

"The losing team made a concession early in the game, acknowledging they had no chance of winning. "
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Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration franchise

franchise noun

/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.

"Citizens have the franchise to vote in local elections. "

Illustration offering

offering verb

/ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

"She offered to help with her homework."

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration acknowledging

acknowledging verb

/əkˈnɑlɪdʒɪŋ/ /æɡˈnɑlɪdʒɪŋ/

To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in

"to acknowledge the being of a god"

Illustration business

business noun

/ˈbɪd.nəs/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"My uncle owns a small business selling handmade jewelry. "

Illustration concessions

concessions noun

/kənˈsɛʃənz/

The act of conceding.

"After a long negotiation, the company made some concessions to the union, including better health insurance and more vacation time. "

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

Illustration conceding

conceding verb

/kənˈsiːdɪŋ/

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

"He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win."

Illustration agreement

agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

"to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement."