acceptance vs concession

acceptance

noun
  • The state of being accepted. 

  • An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted. 

  • A list of horses accepted as starters in a race. 

  • Synonym of etendue. 

  • The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression. 

  • The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. 

  • An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner. 

  • Belief in something; agreement, assent. 

  • The act of an authorized representative of the government by which the government assents to ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of a contract. 

  • An instance of that act. 

concession

noun
  • The act of conceding. 

  • A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above). 

  • A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above). 

  • A right to operate a quasi-independent business within another's premises, as with concession stands. 

  • A preferential tax rate. 

  • A discounted price offered to certain classes of people, such as students or the elderly. 

  • An admission of defeat following an election. 

  • A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign power. 

  • A person eligible for a concession price (see above). 

  • A compromise: a partial yielding to demands or requests. 

  • A portion of a township, especially equal lots once granted to settlers in Canada. 

  • A right to operate a quasi-independent franchise of a larger company. 

  • The premises granted to a business as a concession (see below) 

  • An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand. 

  • An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this. 

  • A right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose, such as oil exploration. 

  • A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor. 

  • Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this. 

verb
  • To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement. 

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