admission
Plural: admissions
Noun
- the act of admitting someone to enter
- "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
- an acknowledgment of the truth of something
- the fee charged for admission
- the right to enter
- The act or practice of admitting.
- Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
- The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
- Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
- A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
- Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
- The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
Examples
- I request admission for two adults.
- There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.
Synonyms
access, accession, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, admittance, entrance fee, entrance money, entree, price of admission, acknowledgment, allowance, concession, concurrence
Scrabble Score: 12
admission: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadmission: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
admission: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary