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Admission: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (3 meaning)
Meaning 1：entry fee (admission)
admission
/ədˈmɪʃən/
n.
The right or permission to enter a place, often by buying a ticket.
entry fee
➕
/ˈɛntri fiː/
n.
The charge or ticket price required to gain access to an event or venue.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'admittere': 'ad-' (to) + 'mittere' (send), literally 'to allow to enter'.
💡 Mnemonic
ADMIT a mission: you need official permission (admission) to enter.
📖 Example
The admission to the concert cost fifty dollars, but it was worth every penny for the amazing show.
The entry fee for the concert cost fifty dollars, but it was worth every penny for the amazing show.
🔗 Collocations
admission fee – The price paid to enter a place.
pay admission – To purchase a ticket for entry.
gain admission – To successfully obtain the right to enter.
🔄 Synonyms
entry (n.) – The act of going or coming into a place.
access (n.) – The right or ability to enter or use something.
admittance (n.) – Permission to enter a place, often more formal.
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
admit (v.) – To allow someone to enter.
admissible (adj.) – Acceptable or valid, especially in law.
📖 Cultural Story
Evolved from Latin into Middle English as 'admissioun', referring to the right to enter. In modern contexts, it is a key term in competitive education systems (e.g., college admissions in the US) and healthcare (e.g., hospital admission).
Meaning 2：acceptance into a school (admission)
admission
/ədˈmɪʃən/
n.
The process or result of being accepted as a student by a school, college, or program.
acceptance into a school
➕
/əkˈsɛptəns ˈɪntu ə skuːl/
n.
The process or result of being accepted as a student by an educational institution.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
After months of anxious waiting, she finally received her admission letter from her dream university.
After months of anxious waiting, she finally received her letter of acceptance from her dream university.
🔗 Collocations
college admission – The process of being accepted into a college.
admission letter – The official document granting acceptance.
admission process – The series of steps required for application and selection.
🔄 Synonyms
acceptance (n.) – The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.
enrollment (n.) – The act of officially registering as a member or student.
matriculation (n.) – Formal admission to a college or university.
🚫 Antonyms
Meaning 3：acknowledgment of truth (admission)
admission
/ədˈmɪʃən/
n.
A statement where you say that something is true, especially something bad or wrong that you did.
acknowledgment of truth
➕
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt əv truːθ/
n.
A statement in which one concedes that something is true or valid, especially a fault or mistake.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
With a sigh, he made an admission that he had eaten the last piece of cake meant for everyone.
With a sigh, he made an acknowledgment that he had eaten the last piece of cake meant for everyone.
🔗 Collocations
admission of guilt – A statement in which one admits to being responsible for a wrongdoing.
make an admission – To confess or acknowledge something.
full admission – A complete and unreserved confession.
🔄 Synonyms
confession (n.) – A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or wrong.
acknowledgment (n.) – Acceptance of the truth or existence of something.
concession (n.) – A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands.
🚫 Antonyms
denial (n.) – A statement that something is not true.
contradiction (n.) – A combination of statements that oppose each other.
🌱 Derivatives
admit (v.) – To confess or agree that something is true.
admittedly (adv.) – Used to introduce a statement that acknowledges a point.
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