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relating to concessions or franchises
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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making concessions or compromises
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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one who owns a concession or a franchise
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concessionaire, concessioner
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Etymology tree English concession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concessionary From concession + -ary.