Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or practice of admitting.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
  3. (countable, uncountable) The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
  4. (countable, uncountable) 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.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
  6. (British, countable, uncountable) 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.
  7. (countable, uncountable) The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ædˈmɪʃ.ən/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.

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