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Meanings of Concession
Concession carries two very distinct meanings in English. It is commonly used to indicate something that has been conceded (as when the politician who loses a race gives a concession speech, or when someone makes a concession in an argument). In a completely different context, the word may be found in the phrase concession stand. Where does this last use come from? Were concession stands originally set up to settle arguments or elections? Hardly. The concession in concession stand denotes “a usually exclusive right to undertake and profit by a specified activity.” The phrase is first recorded in a classified ad seeking someone to work at a booth at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Examples of snack bar in a Sentence
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
Unlike many public beaches, there’s an old-school elegance here, complete with a snack bar that serves lobster rolls.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Other improvements in the works for the campus on Via de la Cumbre include a parking lot expansion funded by the RSF Association and a new snack bar funded by the golf club.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
There is also beach access with some 30 feet of Mobi-Mat at the bottom of the handicap ramp near the snack bar, with a 16-foot branch to the right and a 16-foot branch to the left.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025
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“Snack bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack%20bar. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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