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Concession [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of granting or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request from the party to whom it is made, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.

2. The concession of these charters was in a parliamentary way.

3. The thing yielded; as, in the treaty of peace, each power made large concessions.

4. In rhetoric or debate, the yielding, granting, or allowing to the opposite party some point or face that may bear dispute, with a view to obtain something which cannot be denied, or to show that even admitting the point conceded, the cause is not with the adverse party, but can be maintained by the advocate on other grounds.

5. Acknowledgment by way of apology; confession of a fault.

Concession [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.

2. A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal.

Concessionary [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Yielding by indulgence or allowance.

Concessionist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who favors concession.

Permission Roget’s Thesaurus §760

N. permission, leave, allowance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, liberty, law, license, concession, grace, indulgence, favor, dispensation, exemption, release, connivance, vouchsafement, authorization, warranty, accordance, admission, permit, warrant, brevet, precept, sanction, authority, firman, hukm, pass, passport, furlough, license, carte blanche, ticket of leave, grant, charter, patent, letters patent

V. permit, give permission, give power, let, allow, admit, suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize, concede, accord, vouchsafe, favor, humor, gratify, indulge, stretch a point, wink at, connive at, shut one's eyes to, grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant, sanction, intrust, give carte blanche, give the reins to, give scope to, leave alone, leave it to one, leave the door open, open the door to, open the flood gates, give a loose to, let off, absolve, release, exonerate, dispense with, ask permission, beg permission, request permission, ask leave, beg leave, request leave

Adj. permitting, permissive, indulgent, permitted, patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal, legalized, licit, unforbid, unforbidden, unconditional

Adv. by leave, with leave, on leave, speciali gratia, under favor of, pace, ad libitum, (at will) 600, by all means, yes

Phr. avec permissin, brevet d'invention

Consent Roget’s Thesaurus §762

N. consent, assent, acquiescence, approval, compliance, agreement, concession, yieldance|, yieldingness, accession, acknowledgment, acceptance, agnition|, settlement, ratification, confirmation, adjustment, permit, promise

V. consent, assent, yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield, come round, come over, give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection, satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms, not refuse, turn a willing ear, jump at, deign, vouchsafe, promise

Adj. consenting, squeezable, agreed, unconditional

Adv. ok, yes, by all means, no problem, if you please, as you please, be it so, so be it, well and good, of course, please do, don't hesitate

Phr. chi tace accousente

Giving Roget’s Thesaurus §784

N. giving, bestowal, bestowment, # donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule|, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, peter pence, sportula, christmas box, easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle*, graft, grease*, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor

V. deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate

Adj. giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary|, tributary, gratis, donative

Phr. auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare

Discount Roget’s Thesaurus §813

N. discount, abatement, concession, reduction, # depreciation, allowance, qualification, set-off, drawback, poundage, agio, percentage, rebate, rebatement, backwardation, contango, salvage, tare and tret, sale, bargain, half price, price war, wholesale, wholesale price, dealer's price, trade price, coupon, discount coupon, cents-off coupon, store coupon, manufacturer's coupon, double coupon discount, triple coupon discount

V. discount, bate, abate, rebate, reduce, price down, mark down take off, allow, give, make allowance, tax

Adj. discounting

Adv. at a discount, below par, at wholesale, have a friend in the business