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Meaning of concessionary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/

Definitions

one who owns a concession or a franchise

Examples

“1890, Benjamin Harrison, State of the Union Address That Government seized the Delagoa Bay Railway, which was constructed under a concession granted to an American citizen, and at the same time annulled the charter. The concessionary, who had embarked his fortune in the enterprise, having exhausted other means of redress, was compelled to invoke the protection of his Government.”

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C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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