German Conversation · Level 116
45 words
German word
Konzession
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔnt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounconcession
Example
Bei den Verhandlungen machte er mehrere Konzessionen.
In the negotiations, he made several concessions.
More examples
Die Gemeinde erteilte dem Betreiber eine Konzession.
The municipality granted the operator a license.
Core concept
A door opened by yielding ground in a negotiation or by granting official permission to operate.
Common phrases
Konzessionen eingehen
make concessions
eine Konzession einräumen
grant a concession
eine Konzession ablehnen
reject a concession
Similar words
Zugeständnis: A particular demand or point granted during negotiations.
Entgegenkommen: A considerate effort to accommodate the other side.
Kompromiss: A mutually acceptable settlement reached by both sides giving ground.
Nachgeben: The act of giving in to another party's demands.
Definition in German
Das Zugestehen oder Gewähren von etwas, entweder als Nachgeben in Verhandlungen oder als formelle Erlaubnis beziehungsweise Betriebsrecht.
Word origin
Konzession comes from Latin concessio, from concedere meaning 'yield' or 'grant', which accounts for its negotiation and licensing senses.
Usage tips
- The phrase eine Konzession machen refers to a negotiation concession, while eine Konzession erteilen refers to granting an official license or operating right.
Other meanings
- licensenoun
- franchisenoun
Opposites
- Unnachgiebigkeitinflexibilitynoun
- Hartnäckigkeitstubbornnessnoun