admission B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ədˈmɪʃən/ UK /ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/ See IPA manual Freq #8578 Meanings 1 noun A statement saying that something, often unpleasant, is true. His silence felt like an admission of guilt. 2 noun Permission or the right to enter a place, school, or organization. She gained admission to one of the top universities in the country. 3 noun The money you pay to enter a place such as a museum or cinema. Admission to the museum is free on Sundays. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · permission or the right to... admittanceentree 3 noun · the money you pay to enter... admission chargeadmission feeentrance fee More acknowledgmentallowanceconcessionconcurrence Word family Forms admissions Derived forms nonadmissionpostadmissionpreadmissionreadmission Common collocations admission charge Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit. admissio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # admission **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ədˈmɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/ **Frequency rank:** 8578 ## Meanings 1. A statement saying that something, often unpleasant, is true. 2. Permission or the right to enter a place, school, or organization. 3. The money you pay to enter a place such as a museum or cinema. ## Examples - His silence felt like an admission of guilt. - She gained admission to one of the top universities in the country. - Admission to the museum is free on Sundays. ## Synonyms - acknowledgment - admittance - allowance - concession - concurrence ## Derived Forms - nonadmission - postadmission - preadmission - readmission ## Roots and Affixes - Root: admissio ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit. ## AI Etymology Admission is borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. Compare admit. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Money & Finance markdown