Standard Lemma guide

admission

noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ədˈmɪʃən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ædˈmɪʃ.n̩/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 D M IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 D M IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or practice of admitting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I request admission for two adults.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

Topics: ecclesiastical, law, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the act of admitting someone to enter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: admittance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming

Narrower terms: readmission, matriculation, matric

9

noun

Meaning 9

the right to enter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entree, access, accession, admittance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: right

Narrower terms: door

10

noun

Meaning 10

an acknowledgment of the truth of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acknowledgment, acknowledgement

Narrower terms: confession

11

noun

Meaning 11

the fee charged for admission

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entrance fee, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fee

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qəbul — the act or practice of admitting
  • Bulgarian: приемане (priemane) — the act or practice of admitting
  • Catalan: admissió — the act or practice of admitting
  • Danish: antagning — the act or practice of admitting
  • Danish: indtagning — the act or practice of admitting
  • Danish: indlæggelse — the act or practice of admitting
  • Finnish: hyväksyminen — the act or practice of admitting
  • Finnish: päästäminen — the act or practice of admitting
  • German: Zulassung — the act or practice of admitting
  • German: Aufnahme — the act or practice of admitting
  • German: Einlass — the act or practice of admitting
  • German: Anerkennung — the act or practice of admitting
  • German: Eintritt — the act or practice of admitting
  • Hungarian: beengedés — the act or practice of admitting
  • Hungarian: beléptetés — the act or practice of admitting
  • Hungarian: bebocsátás — the act or practice of admitting
  • Hungarian: felvétel — the act or practice of admitting
  • Irish: admháil — the act or practice of admitting
  • Italian: ammissione — the act or practice of admitting
  • Japanese: 入場 (nyūjō) — the act or practice of admitting
  • Korean: 인정하다 (injeonghada) — the act or practice of admitting
  • Korean: 가입하다 (gaiphada) — the act or practice of admitting
  • Latin: admissio — the act or practice of admitting
  • Latin: admissum — the act or practice of admitting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innleggelse — the act or practice of admitting
  • Polish: admisja — the act or practice of admitting
  • Portuguese: admissão — the act or practice of admitting
  • Romanian: admitere — the act or practice of admitting
  • Russian: приём (prijóm) — the act or practice of admitting
  • Spanish: admisión — the act or practice of admitting
  • Swahili: ruhusa ya kuingia — the act or practice of admitting
  • Swedish: antagning — the act or practice of admitting
  • Swedish: intagning — the act or practice of admitting
  • Swedish: insläpp — the act or practice of admitting
  • Bulgarian: достъп (dostǎp) — power or permission to enter
  • Bulgarian: вход (vhod) — power or permission to enter
  • Catalan: admissió — power or permission to enter
  • Finnish: pääsy — power or permission to enter
  • French: admission — power or permission to enter
  • German: Zutritt — power or permission to enter
  • German: Eintritt — power or permission to enter
  • German: Einlass — power or permission to enter
  • German: Zugang — power or permission to enter
  • Hungarian: beengedés — power or permission to enter
  • Hungarian: bebocsátás — power or permission to enter
  • Italian: ammissione — power or permission to enter
  • Latin: acceptio — power or permission to enter
  • Portuguese: admissão — power or permission to enter
  • Romanian: admisie — power or permission to enter
  • Russian: до́пуск (dópusk) — power or permission to enter
  • Russian: до́ступ (dóstup) — power or permission to enter
  • Spanish: admisión — power or permission to enter
  • Bulgarian: признание (priznanie) — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Catalan: admissió — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Finnish: myöntäminen — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • German: Schuldeingeständnis — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Hungarian: beismerés — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Russian: призна́ние (priznánije) — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Spanish: admisión — (law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another
  • Bulgarian: признание (priznanie) — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Catalan: admissió — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Danish: antagelse — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Danish: medgivelse — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Danish: tilståelse — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Finnish: myöntäminen — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • German: Eingeständnis — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Portuguese: admissão — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Russian: призна́ние (priznánije) — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Swedish: antagande — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Swedish: medgivande — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Swedish: erkännande — a fact, point, or statement admitted
  • Danish: entréafgift — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Danish: entré — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Dutch: toegangsprijs — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Finnish: pääsymaksu — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Finnish: sisäänpääsymaksu — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • German: Eintrittspreis — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • German: Aufnahmegebühr — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Hungarian: belépődíj — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Japanese: 入場料 (nyūjō-ryō) — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Portuguese: joia — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Swedish: inträdesavgift — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Swedish: entréavgift — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
  • Turkish: giriş ücreti — cost or fee associated with attendance or entry
Real reading context

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