/ ədˈmɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] admission (to sth) the act of accepting sb into an institution, organization, etc.; the right to enter a place or to join an institution or organization :
Hospital admission is not necessary in most cases.
Hospital admissions for asthma attacks have doubled.
countries applying for admission to the European Union
the university admissions policy / office
Last admissions to the park are at 4 p.m.
They tried to get into the club but were refused admission.
She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice.
2.
[ C ] admission (of sth) | admission (that ... ) a statement in which sb admits that sth is true, especially sth wrong or bad that they have done :
an admission of guilt / failure / defeat
The minister's resignation was an admission that she had lied.
He is a thief by his own admission (= he has admitted it) .
3.
[ U ] the amount of money that you pay to go into a building or to an event :
admission charges / prices
£5 admission
What's the admission?
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin admissio(n-) , from the verb admittere , from ad- to + mittere send.