admission
[noun]
Synonyms:
- entrance, acceptance, access, admittance, entrée, entry, initiation, introduction
- confession, acknowledgment, allowance, declaration, disclosure, divulgence, revelation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧mis‧sion W3 /ədˈmɪʃən/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: admissio, from admittere; ⇒ admit]

1. [countable] a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong Synonym : confession
admission that
The Senator’s admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans.
admission of guilt/defeat/failure etc
Silence is often interpreted as an admission of guilt.
Reese, by his own admission, lacks the necessary experience.

2. [uncountable] permission given to someone to enter a building or place, or to become a member of a school, club etc:
No admission after 10 pm.
The young men tried to enter a nightclub but were refused admission.
Women gained admission to the club only recently.
admission to
those applying for admission to university

3. admissions [plural] the process of allowing people to enter a university, institution etc, or the number of people who can enter
university/college/school admissions
admissions policy/procedures etc
The college has a very selective admissions policy.
the admissions officer

4. [uncountable and countable] the process of taking someone into a hospital for treatment, tests, or care:
There are 13,000 hospital admissions annually due to playground accidents.

5. [uncountable] the cost of entrance to a concert, sports event, cinema etc ⇒ admittance:
Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children.
The cost includes free admission to the casinos.
The Museum has no admission charge.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

admission
noun
I. entrance
ADJ. free, half-price | emergency emergency admissions to hospital
cinema, hospital, school, university
VERB + ADMISSION apply for, seek He's applied for admission to the local college.
gain to gain admission to university
grant sb | refuse sb
ADMISSION + NOUN charge, fee, price | criteria, policy | procedure | rate hospital admission rates
PREP. on ~ On admission to hospital, you will be examined by a doctor.
~ to

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

admission
II. statement admitting sth
ADJ. clear, frank, full This is a clear admission that you were wrong.
tacit | grudging
VERB + ADMISSION make
PREP. ~ of She has made no admission of any involvement in the plot.
PHRASES an admission of defeat/failure/guilt/liability She saw his leaving the company as an admission of failure.
by sb's own admission By his own admission he should never have driven so fast.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲