Giveaway vs Concede - What's the difference?
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something that is given away or handed out for free
:The t-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
something that is obvious or apparent; something that reveals a secret
:The frosting in his beard was a giveaway that he had been munching the cake.
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.
To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
To admit to be true; to acknowledge.
To yield or make concession.
(sports) To have a goal or point scored against
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, year=2011
, date=October 2
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(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
As a noun giveaway
is something that is given away or handed out for free.As a verb concede is
to yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.giveaway
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* The verb to give away, is two words.Synonyms
(something given away for free) freebieDerived terms
* dead giveawayconcede
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(conced)- He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.
- Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.
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