admission

Syllabification: (ad·mis·sion)

Pronunciation: /ədˈmiSHən/

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Definition of admission

noun

1a statement acknowledging the truth of something:an admission of guilt a tacit admission that things had gone wrong a man who, by his own admission, fell in love easily

2the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution:I had some difficulty securing admission to the embassy the country’s admission to the UN her condition required frequent hospital admissions (as modifier admissions)the university admissions office
the money charged for allowing someone to enter a public place:admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children
(admissions) the number of people entering a place:hospital admissions decreased nearly 65 percent

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin admission-, from the verb admittere (see admit)

Admission traditionally referred to the price paid for entry or the right to enter: admission was $5. Admittance more often referred to physical entry: we were denied admittance by a large man with a forbidding scowl. In the sense of ‘permission or right to enter,’ these words have become almost interchangeable, although admittance is more formal and technical.

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