admittance
noun
ad·mit·tance
əd-ˈmi-tᵊn(t)s 
ad-
1
a
: the act or process of admitting
b
: permission to enter
2
: the reciprocal of the impedance of a circuit
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Examples of admittance in a Sentence
He tried to enter the restaurant but was refused admittance.
They opposed the admittance of women into the club.
The sign said “No Admittance.”
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Bouchard said the wife told deputies the men came to the home about 10 p.m. Thursday claiming there was a gas leak, but they were not given admittance to the home.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Gerber testified a juvenile placed at Lincoln Hills School for Boys is assigned to a mental health clinician within 24 hours of admittance and is provided individual therapy and medication management.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
Tan told Bloomberg that the new cohorts will now be a lot smaller—about half as many companies as the last batch, which numbered 256—so don’t expect admittance to get any easier.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
In the play, written by Howard Sackler and loosely based on the life of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, Jones used all his gifts to depict the pride and defiance of a larger-than-life athlete pounding away at a society that refuses him admittance.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Gerber testified a juvenile placed at Lincoln Hills School for Boys is assigned to a mental health clinician within 24 hours of admittance and is provided individual therapy and medication management.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
Tan told Bloomberg that the new cohorts will now be a lot smaller—about half as many companies as the last batch, which numbered 256—so don’t expect admittance to get any easier.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
In the play, written by Howard Sackler and loosely based on the life of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, Jones used all his gifts to depict the pride and defiance of a larger-than-life athlete pounding away at a society that refuses him admittance.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Admittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittance. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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admittance
noun
ad·mit·tance
əd-ˈmit-ən(t)s
ad-
: permission to enter : entrance
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