Admissions

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process or act of granting access to a place or organization ; a statement confessing or acknowledging something to be true or admitting fault ; money paid to enter an event, venue, or institution
2. The act of permitting someone to enter or join a group or institution ; an acceptance of responsibility or the truth of a claim ; the charges required for entry into a place or event
3. The authorization to enter a location or establishment ; the disclosure or confession of a fact or guilt ; the price collected for admission to a public gathering or facility

Etymology: "Admissions" is simply the plural of "admission", so the story is that of the singular noun. English borrowed "admission" from Latin "admissio", a noun built from "admittere", meaning to send or let in, and the word reached English through the Latin verb "admittere" itself, which combined "ad" (to) with "mittere" (to send). The core idea is therefore physical: letting something go in. The word's senses have spread outward from that doorway image. The sense of letting someone into a place or group came first, and the figurative sense of conceding a fact or taking responsibility for something grew from the same root, as if a claim were being admitted through a gate. The third sense, a fee paid for entry to a place or event, is simply the entry idea seen from the other side of the ticket desk.

Synonyms: entries, acceptances, allowances

Antonyms: exclusions, rejections