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concession

/kənˈseʃn/

B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

A relaxation of the strict tax rules granted by the revenue authority outside legislation.

The extra-statutory concession spared small estates the administrative burden of a full return.

Similar: relief, allowance

Topic: Tax law in Legal English

Business noun

Something granted or conceded in a negotiation.

A late concession on price sealed the deal.

Similar: compromise, give

Origin: Latin concedere 'to yield'.

Topic: Negotiation in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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