Word
admittance
Phoneticsad·mit·tance, stress on the second syllable
US/ədˈmɪtəns/
UK/ɐdmˈɪtəns/
Uncountable noun Formal
Definition
n. the act of letting someone enter a place. It can also mean the permission to join a group or start a new job.
n. the act of allowing entry into a place or the granting of permission to join an organization. Often used in legal or formal contexts to describe the right of access.
Examples
“The security guard refused admittance to the building.”
“The university granted her admittance to the graduate program after reviewing her research proposal.”
“The court ruled that the defendant's admittance to the crime was not a confession, as it was made under the influence of a hypnotic suggestion.”
Examples
simple
“The security guard refused admittance to the building.”
contextual
“The university granted her admittance to the graduate program after reviewing her research proposal.”
complex
“The court ruled that the defendant's admittance to the crime was not a confession, as it was made under the influence of a hypnotic suggestion.”
Etymology
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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