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admission

Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access.

I request admission for two adults.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

The act or practice of admitting.

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.
Origin: Borrowed from ; compare . See admit. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Today is #MuseumLoversDay - so, to encourage others to visit, please finish this sentence "I love Dunblane Museum because...." 🚶‍♂️Visit Dunblane Museum 📅 open Monday-Saturday 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last admission 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The scheduler is fundamentally admission-time, so feeding SLO violations back into placement decisions means either re-scheduling or making the scheduler stateful enough to learn from historical SLO outcomes. Which path are you thinking?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “At least this is an admission that the Greens will wipe the floor with Reform in some places; otherwise there would be nowhere to put the much vaunted camps.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Arsenal news: Zubimendi makes telling admission as Liverpool join race for signature https://www.rawchili.com/4992973/ Arsenal are gearing up for one of the biggest weeks in their history Martin Zubimendi says he has…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Do they want Smith to add a question about penises to the admission application? Are admissions officers going to ask candidates to strip?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.

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.
For parents

Admission means: The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

admission means: The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.

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  • “So no admission of wrongdoing and no meaningful punishment. If this affects over 30 million devices the settlement is about $8 per device. The revenue generated by the sales would have been in the tens of billions.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Shame on the #Times and #Reformgraph - using the visual vocabulary of the #Nazis against Polanski is antisemitic, and also an admission that the Right are terrified of the transfer of privilege and wealth to the masses implicit in Green policy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “in that glam? To Look Sexy, which, by your own admission, WOULD qualify it as orientalism. its also quite curious how you saw someone go "omg no...not this character i like in an outfit that is an insult to my culture" and decided it was about You specifically. did you perhaps...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Two weeks to go! The exhibition "[out of sync] Images from the Ether" by Mārtiņš Ratniks is on view through May 16 at the RIXC Gallery, Lenču iela 2. 📍 Wednesday–Saturday, 12:00–18:00 | Free admission”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#Headline of the Day Speculation over secret US fleet of 'kamikaze dolphins' grows after odd Pete Hegseth admission - Mail”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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