concession
/kənˈseʃən/noun
1
- 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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
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。
2
- a preferential allowance or rate given by an organization优惠折扣（或价格）：
tax concessions.
税收优惠。
2.1
- 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。
3
- 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。
3.1
- 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。
3.2
- 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）。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin concessio（n-）， from the verb concedere （see CONCEDE）.