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admission

/ædˈmɪʃ.ən/

noun

Meaning

  • The act or practice of admitting.

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

    "I request admission for two adults"

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

  • Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.

  • A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

  • Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

  • 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."

Synonyms

acknowledgment,
admittance,
allowance,
concession,
concurrence