admission

noun

• 1a statement acknowledging the truth of something:an admission of guilt a tacit admission that things had gone wrong

• 2 [mass noun] the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place or organization:the evening before her admission to hospital the country’s admission to the UN
• the fee charged for entry to a public place:admission is £1 for adults and 50p for children
• (admissions) the number of people entering a place:cinema admissions have been rising recently
• [count noun] a person admitted to hospital for treatment:there was a substantial reduction in hospital admissions