admission
Americannoun
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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 foreign aid workers into the zone of active conflict.
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right or permission to enter.
granting admission to the rare books room.
- Synonyms:
- access
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the price paid for entrance, as to a theater or ball park.
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an act or condition of being received or accepted in a position, profession, occupation, or office; appointment.
admission to the bar.
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confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgment.
His admission of the theft solved the mystery.
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an acknowledgment of the truth of something.
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a point or statement admitted; concession.
noun
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permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter
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the price charged for entrance
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acceptance for a position, office, etc
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a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc
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an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something
Usage
What is an admission? An admission is entrance by permission or the removal of obstacles to entry, as in The admission of girls into the science program has been a long time coming.Admission is also a right or permission to enter, as in Only employees have admission to the backstage area.Admission can also be the price paid in order to enter, as at a sports or theater event.An admission can also be a confession or acknowledgement of the truth, as when you admit that you were the one who broke your mother’s favorite dish.Example: Just the first act of the play was worth the price of admission.
Related Words
See entrance 1.
Other Word Forms
- admissive adjective
- nonadmission noun
- proadmission adjective
- readmission noun
Etymology
Origin of admission
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French and Latin admissiōn- (stem of admissiō ), equivalent to admiss-, past participial stem of the verb admittere admit + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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That growth is in part due to UC offering admission to more internationals because campuses were unsure of how many would enroll amid restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times
It was an admission from England that the Bashir experiment had failed because his bowling collapsed on the tour for which he was earmarked.
From BBC
The chief’s comments, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Palisades fire, were the strongest admission yet of missteps by department leaders.
From Los Angeles Times
Slaughter called it a "shocking admission", while Irranca Davies said the priorities didn't mean that there was not "relentless focus" on education standards.
From BBC
If hospital treatment is required, the trust arranges admission to one of three regional inpatient units at other health care trusts.
From BBC
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