Concession
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Concession may refer to:
  • Concession (politics)
    Concession (politics)
    In politics, a concession is the act of a losing candidate publicly yielding to a winning candidate after an election, when the overall result of the vote has become clear.-Refusal to concede:...

    : failure to challenge or cessation of challenging, as in "conceding an election" or "conceding a game".
  • Concession (contract)
    Concession (contract)
    A concession is a business operated under a contract or license associated with a degree of exclusivity in business within a certain geographical area. For example, sports arenas or public parks may have concession stands. Many department stores contain numerous concessions operated by other...

    : a contracted-out service, as in concession stand
    Concession stand
    A concession stand , snack kiosk or snack bar is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties...

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  • A contractual right
    Contractual rights
    A contractual right is a claim, on other persons, that is acknowledged and perhaps reciprocated among the principals associated with that claim...

     to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area, such as to explore or develop its natural resources.
  • Concessional funding, as opposed to official funding
  • Concession (discount): in UK English, a price discount for a certain category of person.
  • Concession (territory)
    Concession (territory)
    In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by an entity other than the state which holds sovereignty over it. This is usually a colonizing power, or at least mandated by one, as in the case of colonial chartered companies.Usually, it is conceded, that...

    : an area within one country that is administered by another, usually conceded by a weaker country to a stronger one.
  • Concession
    Concession, Nova Scotia
    Concession is a small rural residential village located in the Clare District of DigbyCounty, Nova Scotia, Canada. It encompasses a sprawling forested area featuring many lakes and streams...

    , Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia
    Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

    , Canada
  • Concession (quality): In business/industry, a written authorization to accept (with or without repair) a product with a major/critical nonconformity, a nonconformity affecting the cosmetic appearance of the product or a nonconformity affecting the next assembly of the product delivered as subassembly/assembly.
  • Concession road
    Concession road
    In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped land to define lots to be developed; the name comes from a Lower Canadian French term for a row of lots. Concession roads are straight, and follow an approximately square grid, usually oriented...

    : a grid-based road system in Ontario
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

     and Quebec
    Quebec
    Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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