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noun sth you agree to in order to end an argument ADJ. important, key, major, significant, substantial | limited, minor, small | special VERB + CONCESSION grant (sb/sth), make, offer (sb/sth) | get, obtain, win PREP. ~ on The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy. | ~ to The firm will be forced to make concessions to the union. PHRASES make no concessions to sb/sth They made no concessions to his disability. special right to do sth ADJ. trade VERB + CONCESSION grant (sb/sth) | obtain, secure, win The company has just won a mining concession in the north of the country. lower charge for certain groups of people ADJ. tax, travel CONCESSION + VERB be available to travel concessions available to older people
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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concession
verbs
make a concession
• The government made some concessions in order to satisfy the rebels.
offer a concession
• The King was prepared to offer some concessions to France.
win/obtain/gain/secure a concession
• In the end, the strikers returned to work having won few concessions.
extract a concession
(= make someone give you one )
• The Indian government was able to extract concessions on the price of oil.
adjectives
a major/important concession
• We made some major concessions in order to protect national security.
a significant/substantial concession
• Israel refused to give up Sinai without some significant concession on Egypt's part.
a minor/small concession
• Washington made a few minor concessions in the climate talks.
a further concession
• They refused any further concessions in the argument over agricultural exports.
a military/political etc concession
• In the past they have tried to exchange territorial concessions for peace.
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