Nomen

die Konzessionen

concessions, licenses, franchises

Die Regierung machte politische Konzessionen.

The government made political concessions.

Man muss manchmal Konzessionen machen.

Sometimes you have to make concessions.

to make concessions ((to sb.)) The company made concessions to the strikers.

Synonyms: Zugeständnis (admission), Genehmigung (permit)

From Latin 'concessio' (a yielding), from 'concedere' meaning 'to give way, yield'.

It's a direct cognate of the English word 'concession'. Think of a negotiation session where you concede a point.

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