admission
noun
entrance
ADJ. free, half-price | emergency emergency admissions to hospital| cinema, hospital, school, university
VERB + ADMISSION apply for, seek He's applied for admission to the local college.| gain to gain admission to university| grant sb | refuse sb
ADMISSION + NOUN charge, fee, price | criteria, policy | procedure | rate hospital admission rates
PREP. on ~ On admission to hospital, you will be examined by a doctor.| ~ to
statement admitting sth
ADJ. clear, frank, full This is a clear admission that you were wrong.| tacit | grudging
VERB + ADMISSION make
PREP. ~ of She has made no admission of any involvement in the plot.
PHRASES an admission of defeat/failure/guilt/liability She saw his leaving the company as an admission of failure.| by sb's own admission By his own admission he should never have driven so fast.
