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cession

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsɛʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛʃən
  • homophone: session

1

noun

Meaning 1

That which is ceded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

That which is ceded.

A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The reinsurance company accepted a 25% cession from the direct insurer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of ceding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ceding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relinquishment, relinquishing

Narrower terms: recession, ceding back

History

Etymology

From Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, from past participle of cēdere (“to yield”). By surface analysis, cede + -sion.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: цесия (cesija) — giving up of rights, property or territory
  • Finnish: luovutus — giving up of rights, property or territory
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avståelse — giving up of rights, property or territory
  • Polish: cesja — giving up of rights, property or territory