Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   admission

   /ədˈmɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a statement acknowledging the truth of something: "an admission of guilt" Similar acknowledgementacceptancerecognitionconcessionprofessionexpressiondeclarationconfessionrevelationdisclosuredivulgenceavowalclaimunbosomingowning uprare:asseverationdivulgation
   • 2. the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place or organization: "the evening before her admission to hospital" Similar admittanceentryentranceright of entrypermission to enteraccessmeans of entryingressentréeacceptance
   • ▪ the fee charged for entry to a public place: "admission is £1 for adults and 50p for children" Similar entrance feeadmission feeentry chargeticket
   • ▪ the number of people entering a place: "cinema admissions have been rising recently"
   • ▪ a person admitted to hospital for treatment: "there was a substantial reduction in hospital admissions"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin admissio(n-), from the verb admittere (see admit).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points