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Concession vs Licensed - What's the difference?

concession | licensed |

As verbs the difference between concession and licensed

is that concession is to grant or approve by means of a concession agreement while licensed is past tense of license.

As a noun concession

is the act of conceding, especially that of defeat.

As an adjective licensed is

having been issued with a licence (by the required authority.

concession

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of conceding, especially that of defeat
  • something, such as an argument, that is conceded or admitted to be wrong
  • (rhetoric) Admitting a point to strengthen one's overall case.
  • the grant of some land to be used for a specified purpose
  • (chiefly, US) a contract to operate a small business as a subsidiary of a larger company, or within the premises of some institution; the business itself and the space from which it operates
  • (Canada) In Ontario, a small road between tracts of farmland.
  • Derived terms

    * concessioner

    See also

    * paromologia * paromology

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.
  • ----

    licensed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
  • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
  • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.
  • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced