concession.

1. An acknowledgment that part of an opposing argument is valid.

2. Something yielded or granted to reach an agreement.

3. Permission to operate a business or use a resource under specified conditions.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• strategic concession
• make a concession

On the page

Her concession strengthened the credibility of the remaining argument.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular concession; plural concessions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: argumentation, evidence, inference. Commonness: moderately common.