ADMITTANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does admittance mean?
• ADMITTANCE (noun)
The noun ADMITTANCE has 2 senses:
1. the right to enter
2. the act of admitting someone to enter
Familiarity information: ADMITTANCE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADMITTANCE (noun)
Meaning:
The right to enter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
access; admittance; entree; accession
Hypernyms ("admittance" is a kind of...):
right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admittance"):
door (anything providing a means of access (or escape))
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 ("admittance" is a kind of...):
entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress (the act of entering)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "admittance"):
readmission (the act of admitting someone again)
matric; matriculation (admission to a group (especially a college or university))
