concession
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concession
A concession or compromise in a negotiation or conflict, in which one moves away from one's original position.
Um eine Einigung zu erzielen, mussten beide Parteien Konzessionen machen.
To reach an agreement, both parties had to make concessions.
license
An official permit or license from an authority that entitles someone to carry out a specific commercial activity.
Das Unternehmen hat die Konzession für den Betrieb der Autobahnraststätte erhalten.
The company received the license to operate the highway service station.
You can recognize the meaning from the verb: 'Konzessionen machen' (to make concessions) means to give in during a negotiation. 'Eine Konzession erhalten' (to receive a license) or 'erteilen' (to grant) refers to an official license.
In der Politik muss man oft Konzessionen machen, um einen Kompromiss zu finden.
In politics, you often have to make concessions in order to find a compromise.
'Konzession' (concession/license) is a formal word in both meanings. It is used mainly in the areas of politics, law, and business.
Die Regierung war zu keinerlei Konzessionen bereit.
The government was not prepared to make any concessions.
The most common and important collocation for this meaning is 'Konzessionen machen' (to make concessions). This is a fixed expression that means 'Zugeständnisse machen' (to make concessions).
Wenn keiner bereit ist, Konzessionen zu machen, wird es keine Einigung geben.
If no one is willing to make concessions, there will be no agreement.
When referring to a license, the preposition 'für' (+ accusative) is often used to describe what the license applies to. Typical verbs are 'erteilen' (to grant/give) and 'erhalten' (to receive/get).
Die Stadt hat die Konzession für den Betrieb des neuen Cafés erteilt.
The city granted the license to operate the new café.
approval / permit
Both words can refer to official permission. Genehmigung is the general formal permission for a specific project; Konzession is a more specific term for a government-authorized commercial activity. For general approval, use Genehmigung; for this special type of activity, use Konzession.
Für den Betrieb des Ladens brauchte sie eine Konzession der Behörde.
She needed a license from the authorities to operate the shop.
Für den Umbau des Ladens beantragte sie die Genehmigung der Behörde.
She applied to the authorities for approval to renovate the shop.
