admittance
13
5.3
- noun
- /ədˈmɪtəns/
- The club has strict rules regarding admittance after 10 PM.
- gain admittance
- deny admittance
- admittance to the university
Examples
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No admittance without a garage pass.
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Cedric not only became an honor student at Ballou High School but eventually gained admittance to Brown University.
Academic text (2003) -
Students had to meet all requirements to be considered for admittance for the second time.
Academic text (2003) -
The ticket guaranteed him all-day admittance to the park and all its attractions.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hansel will never be offered admittance at a convent.
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In 1877, the German-Jewish banker Joseph Seligman was denied admittance to Judge Hilton's Grand Hotel in Saratoga.
Academic text (1995) -
The museum requires a ticket for admittance to its galleries.
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She was thrilled to receive her letter of admittance to her dream university.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
The right to enter and use something like a building or online service
210
4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
169
3.4
Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision
129
2.1
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
4
7.9
An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter
2
7.9
The right to become a member of an organization
1
6.8
Permission by law to go into or take control of property
1
7.3
A ticket that gives you permission to enter an event
Antonyms
How Permissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Admittance comes from the parts ad- 'to' and mittere 'send' and is like the words admit and permit. So admittance is the permission or act of being 'let in' to a place.