admit

admission | American Dictionary

admission
noun[ C/U ]
us/ədˈmɪʃ·ən, æd-/

admissionnoun[C/U] (PERMISSION TO ENTER)

permission to study at a school or college, or permission to enter a theater or other building:
[ U ]How many students will gain admission to Yale?
[ U ]The club refuses admission to those under 18.
Admission is also the price paid to enter a place:
[ C ]Museum admission is $5.

admissionnoun[C/U] (STATEMENT)

a statement accepting the truth about something:
[ C ]There was no admission of guilt from anyone.

admission | Business English

admission
noun
uk /ədˈmɪʃən/us
[ C or U ]
something that you say or do that shows that you know you have done something dishonest or have not succeeded in doing something:
admission thatThe chairman's statement is the first public admission that the board may be considering breaking up the company.
admission of guilt/responsibility/failureMany members of the public view the resignation of the authority's chief executive as an admission of guilt.
by sb's own admissionBy the CEO's own admission, the company's strategy of pursuing global growth has not been a success.
[ U ]
official permission that is given to a person, company, or country to join a large organization:
The European Union promises admission to any country that meets the criteria for membership.
admission to sthAdmission to the World Trade Organization should improve our economic prospects.
admission of sbWe always welcome the admission of new members.
apply for/gain admission (to sth)Over 5,000 students apply for admission to our graduate business program each year.
deny/refuse admission (to sth)Despite existing shortages, the number denied admission to nursing schools is high.
admission process/requirement/standardRecent changes in the system have led to tougher admission standards.
[ U ] COMMERCE
the price that you pay to go to a public place such as a museum or theatre, or to attend a public event such as a concert or sports game:
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $7 for students.
admission to sthThe government is committed to extending the principle of free admission to our national museums and galleries.
admission charge/fee/price
[ U ] STOCK MARKET
official permission that is given to a company to sell its shares on a stock market:
admission to sthShares were heavily traded before and after the company's admission to the index, arousing suspicions of insider dealing.

Examples of admission

admission
The excess admissions attributable to each influenza epidemic were then estimated as the difference between the rates predicted using the observed and baseline consultation rates.
The final model was a good predictor of excess hospital admissions due to pneumonia and influenza in elderly persons.
However, over the study period, the average seasonal excess was 17n5 admissions.
There were 156 episodes of bacteraemia identified, giving an infection rate of 7.6 episodes/1000 admissions.
The existing practice environment in urban hospitals may limit hospital admissions.
The most common symptoms were gastrointestinal and there were no recorded secondary cases or deaths, although there were several hospital admissions.
Causes of diarrhoea morbidity were assessed for admissions of children less than 5 years of age.
A second classification of ' diarrhoea-associated admissions ' was made if any of these codes were listed as any of the 15 possible diagnostic codes.
In total, 4650 hospital admissions for infections with a focus in the upper airway were recorded over the same time-frame.
Administrators who select facially nonracial admissions criteria "in order to promote racial diversity" are not avoiding the law but are violating it.
To limit the financial consequences of these influences, a 'two-part tariff' has been introduced for emergency admissions.
Although participating staff believed that the project had prevented hospital admissions, it would require a comparative study to adequately assess its impact.
However, reported maternal separations might also reflect, in some children, lengthy hospital admissions.
Patients who had occupied bed space for at least 1 day at the psychiatric emergency treatment unit were also included in the admissions sample.
To control for potential bias from the disproportionate number of re-admissions to a small number of units, data analysis was restricted to first admissions only.
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Collocations withadmission

admission

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admission decision
Thus, the conditional (on the admissiondecision) effect is estimated.
admission fee
The relative cost variable includes general travel cost increases other than admissionfee changes.
admission of defeat
But burning was an admissionofdefeat by the inquisitors.
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