readmission

noun

re·​ad·​mis·​sion (ˌ)rē-əd-ˈmi-shən 

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plural readmissions

: a second or subsequent admission : the act of readmitting someone or something

readmission to the hospital five days after discharge

college readmissions

Examples of readmission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Afterward, Jalloh applied for readmission as a returning student and was re-enrolled at ODU in 2025. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Minimum staffing ratios were good for patients, too; they were linked to lower mortality, a shorter length of stay, and less readmission, according to a separate study. — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026

Wearables can enable early disease detection and reduce hospital readmissions. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

The length of stay in state psychiatric hospitals is shrinking while readmission rates rise, according to research by the Treatment Advocacy Center, a national organization focused on eliminating barriers to the treatment of severe mental illness. — Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for readmission

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition