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admission

admission

149 3.4
Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision
  • noun
  • /ədˈmɪʃən/
translation icon : admisión
  • Most charter laws do not permit the school to refuse admission based on race.
  • hospital admission
  • college admissions
  • admissions policy

And he got into Stanford through early admission, so good for him.

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Examples

  • The patient's insurance coverage determines the patient's options for hospital admission, with some policies being more restrictive.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Well, then you are denied admission.

  • So what you do is you go in and you pay admission for time.

  • Okay, yes, line up here for admission to the street.

  • Otherwise, it is difficult to obtain admission.

  • A government report last year found that admissions to these services were actually on the increase.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Hundreds of thousands of hard working, talented students strive for admission to elite schools.

  • Existing research has shown that hospice admission rates vary significantly among different racial and ethnic groups.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The colleges will give them advanced placement and admission to Purdue and Rose-Hulman.

    Academic text (2008)
  • You need a ticket for admission to the concert.

Synonyms

access
vsadmission
2.6

The right to enter and use something like a building or online service

is narrower, focusing specifically on entering places or events
clearance
vsadmission
  • Formal
223 4.4

Official permission to enter a place or take an action

is a more general right or process, not only security checks
acceptance
vsadmission
104 2.7

Being approved or welcomed by other people

concerns permission to enter rather than general approval or welcome
admittance
vsadmission
14 5.3

Permission to enter a place or join a group

is the general process or right rather than the single act
ingress
vsadmission
  • Formal
3 7.9

An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter

focuses more on the status or permission than the entry action
accession
vsadmission
  • Formal
2 7.9

The right to become a member of an organization

applies more widely to entry and procedures than joining only
entrada
vsadmission
  • US
7.3

A ticket that gives you permission to enter an event

is the broader legal or administrative right rather than a ticket
right of entry
vsadmission
  • Formal
6.8

Permission by law to go into or take control of property

covers permission and processes more broadly beyond legal property rights

Antonyms

122 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

64 4.2

A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group

Compounds

Money you pay to enter a place or event

Money you pay to enter a place or event

Money you must pay to enter a place or event

A fee you pay to enter a place or event

5.0

A public holiday that marks the date a state joined the United States

8.8

A statement by a party or their lawyer in court that judges accept as true and use as proof

How Allowed

authorization
  • Specialized
14 4.3
permission
1.0
admission
149 3.4
restriction
340 3.0
denial
61 2.8

Surface Forms

admission singular
admissions plural

Morphology

admission = admit (transparent) = admit + sion

The noun 'admission' is transparently derived from the verb 'admit' by adding the suffix '-sion', indicating the process or state.

Etymology

Admission comes from Latin ad- ('to') + mittere ('send' or 'let in'), the same root as the common verb admit. So admission can mean the right, permission, or process of being let into a place, school, or event.