Standard Lemma guide

concessionary

adj · noun · 3 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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  • US: /kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S EH1 SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

relating to concessions or franchises

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

making concessions or compromises

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English concession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concessionary From concession + -ary.

Real reading context

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