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譲歩 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compromise noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  • concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.

Senses

譲歩 is used for these senses in English:

  • compromise The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
  • concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

compromise — full definition

  1. noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  2. verb To settle a disagreement by each side making concessions.
  3. verb To weaken or damage something, or expose it to risk.

concede — full definition

  1. verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  2. verb To give up or grant something, such as territory, a right, or a point in an argument.

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