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Meaning of admission | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ədˈmɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of admitting.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act or practice of admitting
  3. Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
  4. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession
  6. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  7. 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
  8. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
  9. 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.
    British, countable, uncountable
  10. The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.”
“I request admission for two adults.”
“UK cinema admissions are set to hit their lowest level since records began almost a century ago, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic wiping almost £1bn from box office sales.”
“There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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