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concessionnaire

concessionnaire is the alternative spelling of concessionaire.

Meaning of concessionaire

Noun

concessionaire (plural concessionaires)

  1. One who holds a concession or a right granted (for example, by the government) to conduct a certain business.
    • From 1830 to 1871 there were public gaming-tables in Heligoland, and the Concessionaire paid such a high price for his permit that the colonial finances were in the most flourishing condition.1920, Frederick Spencer Hamilton, The Days Before Yesterday
  2. Someone who runs a concessions stand typically selling food and drinks.

Forms of concessionnaire

pluralconcessionnaires

Questions about concessionnaire

What is concessionnaire the alternative spelling of?
Concessionnaire is the alternative spelling of concessionaire.

Words near concessionnaire in the dictionary

  1. concessioners
  2. concessioning
  3. concessionism
  4. concessionist
  5. concessionists
  6. concessionnaire
  7. concessions
  8. concessions stand
  9. concessions stands
  10. concessive
  11. concessive clause

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