admission
access:
Admission is on the side of the building.; entrance fee:
For the price of admission, you get to see two shows; confession of guilt:
His admission of the crime got him a lighter sentence.Not to be confused with:admittance – the act of entering; the permission to enter:
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ad·mis·sion
(ăd-mĭsh′ən)n.1. a. The act of admitting or allowing to enter: The admission of new students occurs in the spring.
b. The right to enter or be accepted: The ticket grants admission to the show.
c. The price required or paid for entering; an entrance fee.
d. The people admitted, as to an institution: Hospital admissions rose last month.
2. a. A disclosure or confession, as of having made a mistake or done something wrong.
b. A voluntary acknowledgment of a fact or truth; a concession: By his own admission the project was underfunded.
c. Law A statement against one's personal interests that can be used as evidence in a law case.
[Middle English, from Latin admissiō, admissiōn-, from admissus, past participle of admittere, to admit; see admit.]
ad·mis′sive (-mĭs′ĭv) adj.
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admission
(ədˈmɪʃən) n1. 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
[C15: from Latin admissiōn-, from admittere to admit]
adˈmissive adj
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ad•mis•sion
(ædˈmɪʃ ən)
n. 1. the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted, as by permission or monetary means.
2. right or permission to enter: to grant admission.
3. the price paid for entrance, as to a theater.
4. the act or condition of being received or accepted in a profession, office, etc.
5. confession of a charge, error, or crime; acknowledgment.
6. an acknowledgment of the truth of something.
7. a point or statement admitted; concession.
[1400–50; < Latin
admissiō=
admitt(ere) to
admit +
-tiō -tion]
ad•mis′sive (-ˈmɪs ɪv) adj.
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