ceding
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- noun
- /ˈsiːdɪŋ/
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- On the other hand, the company's struggles, its relative inattention of late to its local products, and its ceding of search to Bing back in 2009 all add up to less of a surprise than this might otherwise have been.
Examples
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A thousand or more candidates from all eighteen provinces, including Taiwan, who had assembled in Beijing for the Imperial Examination, signed a strongly worded petition opposing the ceding of Taiwan.
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Rather, it seems to be a surrender, a ceding of our authority, our independence, and our autonomy.
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Note that for the first six months of the contract, the ceding and floor prices are the same (the contract fixes prices at $1.60 nominal for the first six months).
Academic text (1991) -
If you get your way, we'll be talking about the United States Justice Department overriding other federal agencies to put lethal weapons into the hands of one chosen Mexican drug cartel, to give it an advantage over other Mexican drug cartels, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of apparently expendable Latinos and the ceding of US territory to the criminals.
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The ceding of territory after the war left the nation vulnerable to future conflicts.
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The council voted on the ceding of local rights to the state government, sparking public debate.
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This treaty involved the ceding of several islands to improve diplomatic relations.
Synonyms
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Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it
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The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
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To give up land, rights, or property by a formal agreement
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Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
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The act of legally moving ownership of a property from one person to another
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Etymology
The word ceding comes from the Latin root cedere, which means 'to go' or 'yield', and it shares this root with the English verb concede. So ceding is a way of 'yielding' or giving up land, power, or rights to someone else.