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UK [ədˈmɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun
Word forms "admission":
singular admission plural admissions

1)

a) [uncountable] permission to join a club or become a student at a college or university

Many students apply for admission to more than one university.

gain admission:

Not all of those who applied gained admission to the classes.

b) permission to enter a place

admission to:

No admission to the park between 11 pm and 6 am.

2) [uncountable] the process of accepting someone into a place, organization, or institution

All patients are evaluated within eight hours of admission.

3) admissions

[plural] the number of people who enter a place, organization, or institution

We have already seen an increase in the level of emergency admissions.

4) [uncountable] the amount of money you pay to enter a place or event

You get £5 off admission with this coupon.

admission to:

Admission to the game is free.

5) [countable] a statement accepting that something is true, especially something that you have done that you are sorry about

admission of:

an admission of guilt

admission that:

The admission that her drug test had been altered shocked us all.

by someone's own admission:

His contribution was, by his own admission, very small.