See Also: Admission or admission to trading(finance)
admission(dictionary)
admission(dictionary)
Admission(health)
Admission criteria(health)
Price of admission(finance)
Admission - Bingo(gambling)
Price of admission(money)
patient admission(medicine)
Admission - Bingo(gambling)

nowhither (iou) and admission (oh)


nowhither (iou)



nowhither adverb & pronoun. arch. OE.
[from NO adjective + WHITHER adverb etc.]
A. adverb. To no place; nowhere. OE.
b. pronoun. Nowhere. E19.

admission (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: admissio, from admittere; ADMIT]
[C] a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong
-synonym confession confession admission that
::The Senator's admission that he had lied to Congress shocked many Americans.
admission of guilt/defeat/failure etc
::Silence is often interpreted as an admission of guilt.
::Reese, by his own admission , lacks the necessary experience.
[U] permission given to someone to enter a building or place, or to become a member of a school, club etc
::No admission after 10 pm.
::The young men tried to enter a nightclub but were refused admission .
::Women gained admission to the club only recently.
admission to
::those applying for admission to university
Admissions [plural] the process of allowing people to enter a university, institution etc, or the number of people who can enter
university/college/school Admissions
Admissions policy/procedures etc
::The college has a very selective Admissions policy.
::the Admissions officer
[U and C] the process of taking someone into a hospital for treatment, tests, or care
::There are 13,000 hospital Admissions annually due to playground accidents.
[U] the cost of entrance to a concert, Sports event, cinema etc
-see also admittance admittance
::Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children.
::The cost includes free admission to the casinos.
::The Museum has no admission charge .