Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
Students apply for admission to a particular college. [+ to]
Criteria for admission to the EU prescribe that all member states must observe therule of respect for minorities.
...an increase in hospital admissions of children. [+ of]
Synonyms: admittance, access, entry, introduction More Synonyms of admission
2. plural noun [oft NOUN noun]
Admissions to a place such as a school or university are the people who are allowed to enter or join it.
Each school sets its own admissions policy.
3. uncountable noun
Admission at a park, museum, or other place is the amount of money that you pay to enter it.
Gates open at 10.30am and admission is free.
Synonyms: entry fee, entry, entrance, entrance fee More Synonyms of admission
Admission is also used before a noun.
The admission price is $8 for adults.
4. variable noun [NOUN that]
An admission is a statement that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true.
By his own admission, he is not playing well.
She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: confession, admitting, profession, declaration More Synonyms of admission
admission in British English
(ədˈmɪʃən)
noun
1.
permission to enter or the right, authority, etc, to enter
2.
the price charged for entrance
3.
acceptance for a position, office, etc
4.
a confession, as of a crime, mistake, etc
5.
an acknowledgment of the truth or validity of something
Derived forms
admissive (adˈmissive)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Latin admissiōn-, from admittere to admit
admission in American English
(ædˈmɪʃən; ədˈmɪʃən)
noun
1.
an admitting or being admitted; entrance
2.
the right to enter; access
3.
a fee paid for the right to enter; entrance fee
4.
a conceding, or granting of the truth, of something
5.
an acknowledging of, or confessing to, some crime, fault, etc.
6.
a thing conceded, acknowledged, or confessed
Derived forms
admissive (adˈmissive) (ədˈmɪsɪv; ædˈmɪsɪv)
adjective
Word origin
ME < L admissio < admissus, pp. of admittere, admit
Examples of 'admission' in a sentence
admission
He retrieved it quickly, but the harm was done, the admission made.
Loraine, Philip LOADED QUESTIONS (2002)
Truth, in his book, seems to constitute at worst an admission of defeat, at best a loss of face.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (2002)
Then compressed her lips as though regretting the admission.
Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY (2002)
Trauma counseling would follow, but for now, Savannah was fit for admission.
Jefferson Parker SILENT JOE (2002)
In other languages
admission
British English: admission /ədˈmɪʃən/ NOUN
entrance If you gain admission to a place or organization, you are allowed to enter it or join it.
Students apply for admission to a particular college.
American English: admission
Arabic: دُخُول
Brazilian Portuguese: admissão
Chinese: 入场
Croatian: prijem
Czech: přijetí
Danish: adgang
Dutch: toegang
European Spanish: entrada admisión
Finnish: pääsymaksu
French: admission
German: Einlass
Greek: άδεια εισόδου
Italian: ingresso
Japanese: 入場
Korean: 입장 입장하다
Norwegian: adgang
Polish: wstęp
European Portuguese: admissão
Romanian: admitere
Russian: допуск
Latin American Spanish: entrada admisión
Swedish: tillträde
Thai: การอนุญาตให้เข้า
Turkish: kabul
Ukrainian: вступ
Vietnamese: sự cho vào
British English: admission NOUN
statement of truth An admission is a statement that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true.
By his own admission, he is not playing well.
American English: admission
Brazilian Portuguese: confissão
Chinese: 承认
European Spanish: admisión
French: aveu
German: Eingeständnis
Italian: ammissione
Japanese: 告白
Korean: 시인
European Portuguese: confissão
Latin American Spanish: admisión
British English: admission NOUN
feeAdmission at a park, museum, or other place is the amount of money that you pay to enter it.