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admission

  • /ədˈmɪʃən/ US
  • /ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

Where it comes from

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

noun admissions

  1. countable, uncountable The act or practice of admitting. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
  2. countable, uncountable Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access I request admission for two adults.
  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. UK, 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. There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.

Similar: admittance, concession, acknowledgment, concurrence, allowance

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: admittance, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, entrance fee, entrance money, admitting, admit, accept, allowance, admissibility, approval, acceptance, accepted, permission, accepting

Translations

Every language

noun the act or practice of admitting

Españoladmisión
한국어인정하다 injeonghada, 가입하다 gaiphada
日本語入場 nyūjō
Kiswahiliruhusa ya kuingia
Portuguêsadmissão
DeutschZulassung, Aufnahme, Einlass, Anerkennung, Eintritt
Italianoammissione
Românăadmitere
Русскийприём prijóm

noun power or permission to enter

Españoladmisión
Portuguêsadmissão
Françaisadmission
DeutschZutritt, Eintritt, Einlass, Zugang
Italianoammissione
Românăadmisie
Русскийдо́пуск dópusk, до́ступ dóstup

noun (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another

Españoladmisión
DeutschSchuldeingeständnis
Русскийпризна́ние priznánije

noun a fact, point, or statement admitted

Portuguêsadmissão
DeutschEingeständnis
Русскийпризна́ние priznánije

noun cost or fee associated with attendance or entry

日本語入場料 nyūjō-ryō
Portuguêsjoia
DeutschEintrittspreis, Aufnahmegebühr

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@misc{admission_2026,
  title = {admission},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/admission},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}