admission

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of admitting someone to enter

   The surgery was performed on my second admission to the clinic.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access

   I request admission for two adults.

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   the right to enter

6. 6
   noun

   an acknowledgment of the truth of something

7. 7
   noun

   the fee charged for admission

8. 8
   noun

   The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.

Etymology

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