admission

[ad-mish-uh n]

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noun

the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.

right or permission to enter: granting admission to the rare books room.

the price paid for entrance, as to a theater or ball park.

an act or condition of being received or accepted in a position, profession, occupation, or office; appointment: admission to the bar.

confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgment: His admission of the theft solved the mystery.

an acknowledgment of the truth of something.

a point or statement admitted; concession.

Nearby words

Origin of admission

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin admissiōn- (stem of admissiō), equivalent to admiss-, variant stem of admittere to admit + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR admission

1. See entrance¹. 2. access.

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Related formsnon·ad·mis·sion, nounpro·ad·mis·sion, adjectivere·ad·mis·sion, noun

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Examples from the Web for admission

Admission is free, but by invitation only, and advance RSVP is required.
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Then came the admission of a sham marriage with an immigrant.
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He said it did not matter that today ISIS and al Qaeda were, by their own admission, two distinct entities.
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That is the height of cynicism, combined with an admission of impotence.
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The $50 admission fee includes access to interactive workshops, cheese-making, and cooking demos.
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This is an admission of honesty on my part, of which my biographer, I hope, will take account.
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"Certainly I will," said Margaret with spirit, and without seeing at first whither this admission would lead her.
The Rebellion of Margaret|Geraldine Mockler
In owning this much he qualified his admission by insisting that his affection was totally devoid of passion.
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At once I pounced on this admission, crying: 'That shows that he regarded the transaction as unlawful!
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In these the amorous knight is represented as pleading with the watchman of the castle for admission to his lady-love.
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British Dictionary definitions for admission

admission

noun

permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter

the price charged for entrance

acceptance for a position, office, etc

a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc

an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something

Derived Formsadmissive, adjective

Word Origin for admission

C15: from Latin admissiōn-, from admittere to admit

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Word Origin and History for admission

admission

early 15c., "acceptance, reception, approval," from Latin admissionem (nominative admissio) "a letting in," noun of action from past participle stem of admittere (see admit). Meaning "an acknowledging" is from 1530s. Sense of "a literal act of letting in" is from 1620s. As short for admission price, by 1792.