admittance

noun

əd-ˈmi-tᵊn(t)s How to pronounce admittance (audio)
Definition of admittancenext
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in admittance to the country club requires sponsorship from a current member

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Recent Examples of admittance To gain admittance, schools currently on the outside must elevate their brands. — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has said that the country will not participate in the Biennale if Russia is allowed admittance. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Later, when English wanted to attend college, Hunt called the founder of Lynn University to smooth his admittance. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 After their children were denied admittance into the Seventeenth Street School in Westminster, the Mendez parents, along with four other families, filed a class-action lawsuit against four Orange County school districts in 1945. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admittance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admittance
  1. access
  2. admission
  3. door
  4. accession
  5. entrance
  6. entry
Noun
  • Cyber Surveillance Operations discreetly collect information and intelligence and involve unauthorized access of information systems.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves broke through multiple fences to gain access to the storage unit.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of access
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  • In a documentary that aired on Belgian network VTM last September, Vandenkerckhove recounted his mother’s admission that Laurent was his father.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gloria Romero issued a similar letter urging the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the SAT as part of UC admissions criteria.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of admission
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  • As the massive steel sallyport doors of the Clark County Detention Center fold open, Davis is taken one block from his cell to the courthouse.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Terra-cotta flooring leads you to the living room where French doors open up directly to the water.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of door
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  • Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The reforms also helped clear the way for China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, foreshadowing integration with the global economy.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • The Cohen Building originally housed the Social Security Administration, an important piece of the New Deal legacy, and contains frescoes painted in the 1940s by famed artist Seymour Fogel on the entrance lobby walls, Okin said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Trending Video The former layout, typical of Spanish apartments in the 1960s, boasted a kitchen only accessible through a separate entrance.
    — Belén Afonso, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • There are wild card entries at just about every ATP and WTA tournament.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, when the person putting the open sign is not truly in charge of the establishment, the credibility of the claim comes under scrutiny, deterring entry.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entry

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