Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act or practice of admitting.
- (countable, uncountable) Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
- (countable, uncountable) The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
Synonyms
entrance fee
entrance money
admission fee
admission charge
admission price
price of admission
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ædˈmɪʃ.ən/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.
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