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 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 In 1970, he was arrested for breaking a glass door at Waukegan City Hall when he was refused admittance to a Waukegan City Council meeting. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 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 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
  • Additionally, the building has access to a parking spot for two cars.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • In the new terminal, airport officials say, the walk from the entrance to the farthest gate will be 1,285 feet, down from 1,600 feet now, with wider corridors and sidewalks and access to power plugs for devices from every seat.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of access
Noun
  • Knoebels Amusement Resort, the nation's largest free-admission park, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The access fee itself has been widely criticized by activists, housing advocates and opposition politicians for not doing enough to ease crowding in the city, while reducing Venice to a tourist attraction by charging admission.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of admission
Noun
  • DoorDash your groceries to your door DoorDash Pass members get 5% back in credits on pick-up orders and $0 delivery fees.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of door
Noun
  • Since King Charles' accession to the British throne in 2022, Prince William and Kate Middleton have routinely been the first royals to greet visiting dignitaries for state visits.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • During that time, accession talks are slated to accelerate for Ukraine and Moldova, among others.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • Line dance at lunch The line inside Boss Hog on Tuesday stretched from the ordering counter to the entrance, which isn’t saying much since, according to Catawba County property records, the entire building is about 1,200 square feet.
    — Evan Moore July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco occurred late Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • The two companies have vied to place their products in neonatal intensive care units, which serve as entry points to hospital contracts and the retail market, KFF Health News reported in a March article based largely on records from court cases.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Cannes Lions reported a significant jump to 40% of entries using AI, indicating agencies are openly embracing the technology.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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