admission

ad-mis-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act or process of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution.

  2. 2.

    A statement acknowledging the truth of something.

  3. 3.

    The fee charged for entry to a place.

Forms

plural: admissions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    admission fee — The cost of entering a place.
  • •
    by one's own admission — As acknowledged by the person themselves.
  • •
    admission of guilt — An acknowledgment of wrongdoing.
  • •
    free admission — Entry without charge.

Related words

Antonyms: denial, exclusion, rejection
See also: admit, admittance, confession, entry
Synonyms: access, acknowledgment, confession, entry

Etymology

From Latin admissio ("a letting in"), from admittere ("to let in"), from ad- ("to") + mittere ("to send").