- cede something to someone
- (a. etwas an jemanden abtreten)
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
cede — [siːd] verb [transitive] to officially give property, land, or rights to someone else: • He has been forced to cede control of the company. • The airline plans to cede majority ownership to creditors. see also cession * * * cede UK US /siːd/ verb … Financial and business terms
cede — [ sid ] verb transitive FORMAL to allow someone to take something such as power or land away from you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cede — UK [siːd] / US [sɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms cede : present tense I/you/we/they cede he/she/it cedes present participle ceding past tense ceded past participle ceded formal to allow someone to take something such as power or land away from… … English dictionary
cede — [siːd] verb [T] formal to allow someone to take something such as power or land away from you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hand something on — GIVE, pass, hand, transfer, grant, cede, surrender, relinquish, yield; part with, let go of; bequeath, will, leave. → hand * * * pass something to the next person in a series or succession he had handed on the family farm to his son ■ pass… … Useful english dictionary
grant — 1 vt 1: to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari 2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey … Law dictionary
tender — ten·der 1 n 1 a: an act or instance of tendering b: an unconditional offer of payment or performance (as in discharge of an obligation) that is coupled with a manifestation of willingness and ability to follow through (as by producing a check) c … Law dictionary
concede — con|cede [kənˈsi:d] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admit something is true)¦ 2¦(admit defeat)¦ 3 concede a goal/point/penalty 4¦(give something as a right)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: concéder, from Latin concedere, from com ( COM ) + cedere (… … Dictionary of contemporary English
offer — of·fer / ȯ fər/ n 1: a proposal, promise, or other manifestation of willingness to make and fulfill a contract or to bargain under proposed terms with another party that has the power to accept it upon receiving it denied accepting the offer see … Law dictionary
deliver — de·liv·er vt ered, er·ing: to transfer possession of (property) to another: put into the possession or exclusive control of another a deed must be deliver ed to be effective W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. see also gift compare bail … Law dictionary
precede — pre|cede W3 [prıˈsi:d] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: précéder, from Latin praecedere to go in front ] 1.) to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series →↑preceding ▪ a type of… … Dictionary of contemporary English