Concession may refer to:

General

Concession (contract) A concession or concession agreement is a grant of rights, land or property by a government, local authority, corporation, individual or other legal entity. Public services such as water supply may be operated as a concession. In the case of a p ...

(sometimes called a concession agreement), a contractual right to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area, such as to explore or develop its natural resources or to operate a "concession stand" within a venue *

Concession stand A concession stand (American English, Canadian English), snack kiosk or snack bar (British English, Irish English) is a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, amusement park, zoo, aquarium, circus, fair, stadium, beach, swim ...

, a temporary or permanent booth that sells snacks or fast food, typically found in movie theaters, amusement parks, fairs, public swimming pools, or festivals *

Concession (territory) An international zone is any area not fully subject to the border control policies of the state in which it is located. There are several types of international zones ranging from special economic zones and sterile zones at ports of entry exe ...

, an area within one country that is administered by another, usually ''conceded'' by a weaker country to a stronger one *

Concession (politics) In politics, a concession is the act of a losing candidate publicly yielding to a winning candidate after an election after the overall result of the vote has become clear. Concession is not a legal mandate. A concession speech is usually made ...

, failure to challenge or cessation of challenging, as in "conceding an election" or "conceding a game" *A step taken during

negotiation Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties to reach the desired outcome regarding one or more issues of conflict. It is an interaction between entities who aspire to agree on matters of mutual interest. The agreement c ...

whereby one party offers up something of value to them in order to work towards an agreement *

Concessional loan In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations, etc. The recipient (i.e., the borrower) incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that d ...

, a loan with below-market terms *

Concession road In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped Crown land to provide access to rows of newly surveyed lots intended for farming by new settlers. The land that comprised a row of lots that ...

, a grid-based road system in Ontario and Quebec * Concession, a figure of speech also known as synchoresis *

Concession (contract bridge) These terms are used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other trick-taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card game terms. ...

, in contract bridge, a statement by a player as to the number of remaining tricks that he must lose * Concession, a

discounted price The net present value (NPV) or net present worth (NPW) applies to a series of cash flows occurring at different times. The present value of a cash flow depends on the interval of time between now and the cash flow. It also depends on the discount ...

offered to certain classes of people, such as students or the elderly

Locations

Concession, Nova Scotia Concession () is a small rural residential village located in the Clare District of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It encompasses a sprawling forested area featuring many lakes and streams. These include Belliveau Lake, Victor Lake, Spectac ...

, Canada *

Concession, Zimbabwe Concession is a small town in Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe.It is located approximately 45 km from Harare and is along the road from Mazowe to Mvurwi. Schools in the area include Dandamera Primary School, Amandas Junior School, Ho ...

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