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
Synonyms
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.”
Recent Examples on the Web
The same tired burgers, the same colorful tubes conveying children and water from Point A to B. The same swim-up bar at its Hideaway ($140 for admittance, no children allowed; Royal Caribbean must be printing money off its clientele).
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Standardized testing largely became optional for admittance for first-year students in fall 2021.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
Other years raise their hands eagerly and ask for admittance: 1979, with the rise of Margaret Thatcher and Ayatollah Khomeini and the war in Afghanistan; 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall; 2001, with its terrorism and counterterrorism.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
When code and fire inspectors showed up at the business on Tuesday, they were accompanied by so many sheriff’s deputies that Natalia Lopez fainted, according to surveillance footage and paperwork from her hospital admittance for high blood pressure.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Woodson, who is admittedly hurt and disappointed that he was passed over again for admittance into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and not be a member of the Class of 2024, stayed professional and classy as always.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
After the long, circuitous journey to gain admittance to the University of Kentucky, then having to sit out while the NCAA determined his eligibility, what difference would a few more seconds make?
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2024
The first interracial, coeducational college is in Ohio Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college located approximately 30 miles southeast of Cleveland, was the first university in the U.S. to implement an official policy allowing for the admittance of female and Black students.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
Delays to hospital inpatient admittance from the emergency room, meanwhile, are associated with an increase in 30-day mortality rates.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Standardized testing largely became optional for admittance for first-year students in fall 2021.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
Other years raise their hands eagerly and ask for admittance: 1979, with the rise of Margaret Thatcher and Ayatollah Khomeini and the war in Afghanistan; 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall; 2001, with its terrorism and counterterrorism.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
When code and fire inspectors showed up at the business on Tuesday, they were accompanied by so many sheriff’s deputies that Natalia Lopez fainted, according to surveillance footage and paperwork from her hospital admittance for high blood pressure.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Woodson, who is admittedly hurt and disappointed that he was passed over again for admittance into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and not be a member of the Class of 2024, stayed professional and classy as always.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
After the long, circuitous journey to gain admittance to the University of Kentucky, then having to sit out while the NCAA determined his eligibility, what difference would a few more seconds make?
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2024
The first interracial, coeducational college is in Ohio Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college located approximately 30 miles southeast of Cleveland, was the first university in the U.S. to implement an official policy allowing for the admittance of female and Black students.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
Delays to hospital inpatient admittance from the emergency room, meanwhile, are associated with an increase in 30-day mortality rates.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Admittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittance. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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admittance
noun
ad·mit·tance
əd-ˈmit-ən(t)s
ad-
: permission to enter : entrance
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