admission

noun

Sayad-MISH-uhn/ædˈmɪʃ.ən/

Pluraladmissions (some meanings)

7 meanings of admission

1
noununcountable
Permission to go into a place, or the act of going in.
The guard refused them admission because they had no tickets.
A sign on the door said admission is for members only.
Similaradmittance, access, entry, entrance
Oppositeexclusion
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2
noununcountable
The money you pay to get into a place like a movie or museum.
Admission to the zoo costs ten dollars for adults.
We paid our admission and hurried inside to find seats.
Similarentry, entrance
3
nouncountable
The act of agreeing that something is true, even when you would rather not.
Her admission that she was wrong surprised the whole class.
By his own admission, he forgot to lock the door.
Similaracknowledgment, concession, confession, acceptance
Oppositedenial
4
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of letting someone or something into a place or group.
The hospital handled her admission quickly after the accident.
The club voted on the admission of three new members.
Similarentry, admittance, acceptance, accession
Oppositerejection, exclusion
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5
nouncountable
A statement in which someone accepts that something is true.
His admission that he broke the window got him extra chores.
The text message read like an admission that she had known all along.
Similarconfession, acknowledgment, disclosure, revelation
Oppositedenial
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6
nouncountable
The act of agreeing that what someone else says is true, usually after they ask you about it.
Her admission that the car was hers came only after the officer asked twice.
When the teacher questioned him, his nod was taken as an admission.
Similaracknowledgment
Oppositedenial
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7
nounBritishuncountable
A bishop's official statement that a person is fit to serve as priest of a church.
The bishop's admission of the new priest let him begin serving the village church.
The parish could not get its new minister until the bishop gave his admission.
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Origin

It comes from the Latin word admissio.