Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Given by indulgence or allowance; of the nature of a concession: as, a concessionary privilege.
- noun A person to whom a privilege or concession has been granted; a concessioner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a concession.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun one who owns a
concession or afranchise - adjective relating to
concessions orfranchises - adjective making
concessions orcompromises
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Examples
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But even for those developing countries who are so much better off, the deficiency in concessionary aid will cause serious financial problems.
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So the deficit in concessionary aid will penalize these poorest nations the most.
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Qteishat said the "long-term concessionary agreement will take many years to prove and study" whether Jordan's reserves will produce the badly needed oil.
unknown title 2009
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Qteishat said the "long-term concessionary agreement will take many years to prove and study" whether Jordan's reserves will produce the badly needed oil.
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Qteishat said the "long-term concessionary agreement will take many years to prove and study" whether Jordan's reserves will produce the badly needed oil.
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IMF backstop facility are not really "concessionary" in that the interest rate that Greece would be charged is below market rates.
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Marc Chandler 2010
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We provide free travel to concessionary pass holders and are reimbursed on a no better, no worse off basis.
Letters: Loose ends 2011
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Currently, both pilot groups are working under concessionary terms negotiated years ago when the industry was in dire straits.
United Feeling Merger Pains Susan Carey 2011
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Meanwhile, both groups are working under concessionary labor contracts struck early in the past decade, after the 2001 terrorist attacks sunk the industry into financial distress.
US Airways Pilots Deny Illegal Job Action Under Way Susan Carey 2011
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There was little the bus industry would dispute in Lianna Etkind's support for the concessionary fare scheme Response, 16 February.
Letters: Loose ends 2011
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