admission
//ədˈmɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- admissions
Definitions
1.The act or practice of admitting.
2.Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
- I request admission for two adults.
- UK cinema admissions are set to hit their lowest level since records began almost a century ago, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic wiping almost £1bn from box office sales.
3.The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
4.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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3366
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission.
See admit.