concessionary
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/kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/
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Definition of concessionary
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
-
one who owns a concession or a franchise
“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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noun
-
one who owns a concession or a franchise
“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.”
adj
- (not-comparable, usually)relating to concessions or franchises
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(not-comparable, usually)making concessions or compromises
“I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.”
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Etymology
From concession + -ary.
Words you can make from concessionary
200+ playable · top: INCESSANCY (17 pts)
Best play incessancy 17 points10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
13 words8-letter words
45 words- CRYONICS 15 pts
- CYCASINS 15 pts
- ISOCRACY 15 pts
- NASCENCY 15 pts
- CYANINES 13 pts
- CYANOSES 13 pts
- CYANOSIS 13 pts
- COCAINES 12 pts
- COCINERA 12 pts
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- CONCASSE 12 pts
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- SIROCCOS 12 pts
- ANNOYERS 11 pts
- ARCSINES 10 pts
- ARSENICS 10 pts
- CANONESS 10 pts
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- NECROSIS 10 pts
- OSSICONE 10 pts
- RACINESS 10 pts
- SCANNERS 10 pts
- SCANSION 10 pts
- SCARIOSE 10 pts
- SCENARIO 10 pts
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- ERASIONS 8 pts
- EROSIONS 8 pts
- INSNARES 8 pts
- IRONNESS 8 pts
- NONARIES 8 pts
- RAISONNE 8 pts
- SENSORIA 8 pts
7-letter words
105 words- CRYONIC 14 pts
- CYCASES 14 pts
- CYCASIN 14 pts
- CANNERY 12 pts
- CANONRY 12 pts
- CANYONS 12 pts
- CARNEYS 12 pts
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- CRAYONS 12 pts
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- SYCONIA 12 pts
- ACRONIC 11 pts
- CANCERS 11 pts
- CANONIC 11 pts
- CARICES 11 pts
- CICEROS 11 pts
- CISCOES 11 pts
- COCAINE 11 pts
- COCAINS 11 pts
- CONCERN 11 pts
- CONCISE 11 pts
- COONCAN 11 pts
- CORNICE 11 pts
- CORSACS 11 pts
- CROCEIN 11 pts
- CROCINE 11 pts
- OCEANIC 11 pts
- RACCOON 11 pts
- SCENICS 11 pts
- SCONCES 11 pts
- SIROCCO 11 pts
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- ARCSINE 9 pts
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- CAISSON 9 pts
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- CASSINO 9 pts
- CENSORS 9 pts
- CESSION 9 pts
- COARSEN 9 pts
- COINERS 9 pts
- CONINES 9 pts
- CONNERS 9 pts
- CONNORS 9 pts
- CORNEAS 9 pts
- CORONAE 9 pts
- CORONAS 9 pts
- COSINES 9 pts
- CRONIES 9 pts
- ENCINAS 9 pts
- INCASES 9 pts
- INCROSS 9 pts
- NARCEIN 9 pts
- NARCOSE 9 pts
- NEOCONS 9 pts
- NEONICS 9 pts
- NONCORE 9 pts
- ORACIES 9 pts
- ORCEINS 9 pts
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- RACINOS 9 pts
- RACOONS 9 pts
- RECOINS 9 pts
- ROSACES 9 pts
- ROSCOES 9 pts
- SCANNER 9 pts
- SCORIAE 9 pts
- SONANCE 9 pts
- ARIOSOS 7 pts
- ARSINES 7 pts
- ERASION 7 pts
- EROSION 7 pts
- INSANER 7 pts
- INSNARE 7 pts
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- NASIONS 7 pts
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- ORISONS 7 pts
- REASONS 7 pts
- RONIONS 7 pts
- SARNIES 7 pts
- SENIORS 7 pts
- SENORAS 7 pts
- SIENNAS 7 pts
- SINNERS 7 pts
- SONNIES 7 pts
- SONSIER 7 pts
- SOONERS 7 pts
6-letter words
33 words- CAIRNY 11 pts
- CANYON 11 pts
- ACCESS 10 pts
- CANCER 10 pts
- ANNOYS 9 pts
- ANYONE 9 pts
- ANYONS 9 pts
- ACORNS 8 pts
- ACROSS 8 pts
- AEONIC 8 pts
- ANCONE 8 pts
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- CANERS 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNER 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CANOER 8 pts
- CANOES 8 pts
- CANONS 8 pts
- CANSOS 8 pts
- CARESS 8 pts
- CARIES 8 pts
- ANIONS 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ARIOSE 6 pts
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- ARISEN 6 pts
- ARISES 6 pts
- ARSENO 6 pts
- ARSINE 6 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
- ARSONS 6 pts
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