snack bar

noun

: a public eating place where snacks are served usually at a counter

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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

There's a snack bar at the pool where we can get nachos.

Recent Examples on the Web

Catch up quick: Simple Mills was founded in 2012 by Smith, who will continue to lead the business as an independent subsidiary, to make better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars and baking mixes. —Richard Collings, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025

There are tons of on-site dining options, including several quick service joints and snack bars for hungry kids. —Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024

At the park, most of our fellow riders congregated by the snack bars or rambled onto a nearby observation deck that jutted into the water. —Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025

Multiple on-site dining options include a snack bar inside the water park, and the grownups can indulge in a little self-care at the fitness center and spa. 8. —Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

snack bar

noun

: a public eating place where snacks are served usually at a counter