ADMISSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does admission mean?
• ADMISSION (noun)
The noun ADMISSION has 3 senses:
1. the act of admitting someone to enter
2. an acknowledgment of the truth of something
3. the fee charged for admission
Familiarity information: ADMISSION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ADMISSION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of admitting someone to enter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
admission; admittance
Context example:
the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic
Hypernyms ("admission" is a kind of...):
entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress (the act of entering)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admission"):
readmission (the act of admitting someone again)
matric; matriculation (admission to a group (especially a college or university))
Meaning:
An acknowledgment of the truth of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("admission" is a kind of...):
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admission"):
confession (an admission of misdeeds or faults)
Meaning:
The fee charged for admission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
entrance money; entrance fee; admission price; admission fee; admission charge; price of admission; admission
Hypernyms ("admission" is a kind of...):
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
