admission

noun

UK /ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	admission
plural	admissions

1
uncountable permission to join a club or become a student at a college or university
Many students apply for admission to more than one university.
gain admission:
Not all of those who applied gained admission to the classes.
Synonyms and related words
Club membership and joining a club, organization or group
accept
admission
admit
1. 1a
  permission to enter a place
  admission to:
  No admission to the park between 11 pm and 6 am.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for permission
  permission
  consent
  approval
2
uncountable the process of accepting someone into a place, organization, or institution
All patients are evaluated within eight hours of admission.
Synonyms and related words
Club membership and joining a club, organization or group
accept
admission
admit
3

admissions
plural the number of people who enter a place, organization, or institution
We have already seen an increase in the level of emergency admissions.
Synonyms and related words
Club membership and joining a club, organization or group
accept
admission
admit
4
uncountable the amount of money you pay to enter a place or event
You get £5 off admission with this coupon.
admission to:
Admission to the game is free.
Synonyms and related words
Prices and costs
price
cost
charge
5
countable a statement accepting that something is true, especially something that you have done that you are sorry about
admission of:
an admission of guilt
admission that:
The admission that her drug test had been altered shocked us all.
by someone’s own admission:
His contribution was, by his own admission, very small.
Synonyms and related words
Admissions and confessions
confession
disclosure
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