concessionary

[ kuhn-sesh-uh-ner-ee ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to concession; of the nature of a concession: concessionary agreements.

noun,plural con·ces·sion·ar·ies.
  1. a concessionaire.

Origin of concessionary

1
First recorded in 1720–30; concession + -ary

Other words from concessionary

  • sub·con·ces·sion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural sub·con·ces·sion·ar·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for concessionary

concessionary

/ (kənˈsɛʃənərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, granted, or obtained by a concession

nounplural -aries
  1. another word for concessionaire

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