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kulant (adj/adv)
   accommodating, fair (terms), obliging; accommodatingly, obligingly
die Kulanz (no pl.)
   courtesy, willingness to be obliging

Kulant ist die Bahn nicht nur zu Fernpendlern, die einen Großteil der täglich 10 000 Fahrgäste stellen, sondern auch zu ihren Regionalverkehrskunden.
The [German] railroad is not only being accommodating to long-distance commuters, which make up a majority of the 10,000 daily passengers [on that route], but also to its regional customers.

Related Words:
auf Kulanz free of charge, as a courtesy
die Kulanzleistung gesture of goodwill

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