admission
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
admissions
plural
admissions
Britannica Dictionary definition of ADMISSION
1
[noncount]
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the act of admitting or allowing something
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the admission of evidence in a court of law
2
[count]
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a statement or action by which someone admits a weakness, fault, etc.
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His statement was interpreted as an admission of failure/weakness.
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an admission of error/defeat
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her admission of guilt = her admission that she was guilty
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By his own admission, he is a terrible cook. [=he admits that he is a terrible cook]
3
a
[noncount]
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the right or permission to enter a place
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He tried to get into the theater but was refused admission. [=he was not allowed to enter]
b
[noncount]
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the right or permission to join a club, group, etc.
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They opposed the admission of women into/to the club.
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She was unable to gain admission into/to the club. = She was denied admission into/to the club.
c
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the act or process of accepting a patient in a hospital for treatment
[noncount]
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He died several hours after admission to the hospital. [=after being admitted to the hospital]
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Her injuries were serious enough to require hospital admission.
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The patient was unconscious on (his) admission to the hospital. [=when he was admitted to the hospital]
[count]
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a large number of hospital admissions
d
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the act or process of accepting someone as a student at a school
— often used before another noun
[noncount]
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The school's standards of admission are high.
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He submitted an application for admission to the school.
[count]
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college/university admissions
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The school has a policy of open admissions. [=a policy of accepting all students who want to go to the school]
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an admission(s) exam
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an admissions officer [=an official at a school who is in charge of admitting students]
4
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the cost of entering a theater, sports stadium, museum, etc.
— often used before another noun
[noncount]
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Admission (to the museum) is free on Tuesdays.
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A movie will be shown in the auditorium tomorrow night. Admission: $5 for adults, $2 for children.
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The museum offers reduced admission for young children.
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Her performance by itself was worth the price of admission.
[count]
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Reduced admissions are available for young children.
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an admission fee/charge
