admission

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.

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

Related forms

non·ad·mis·sion, noun

pro·ad·mis·sion, adjective

re·ad·mis·sion, noun

Synonyms
1. See entrance¹. 2. access.

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admission (ədˈmɪʃən)

—n
1.	permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter
2.	the price charged for entrance
3.	acceptance for a position, office, etc
4.	a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc
5.	an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something

[C15: from Latin admissiōn-, from admittere to admit]

ad'missive

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

admission

late 15c., "the literal act of letting in," from L. admissionem (nom. admissio, gen. admissionis) "a letting in," from admissus, pp. of admittere (see admit).

Example sentences

Admission to the garden and on site activities are all free.

Diversity is admission for reason of disqualification.

Luckily, my job buys me admission to that on-line gathering and the chance to

kibitz with the professionals.

Many other universities also offer free admission to non-revenue sports.

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