admission

CEFRC1

/ədˈmɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
Permission to enter a place or join an event.
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noun
Extra detail
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access

Examples

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

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

In context

There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.
Admission to students only.
I request admission for two adults.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
2012 December 3, Caroline Davies, “Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby”, in The Guardian
UK cinema admissions are set to hit their lowest level since records began almost a century ago, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic wiping almost £1bn from box office sales.
2020 October 12, Mark Sweney, “UK cinema admissions on course to be lowest since records began”, in The Guardian

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Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.