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| admittedly |
by the willing confession, admission, or acknowledgment (of the speaker). |
| applicant |
one who applies for something such as a job, college admission, or financial aid. |
| application |
a request, usu. written, for admission, employment, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| apply |
to make an application for admission, employment, or permission. [1/6 definitions] |
| avowal |
an open declaration, acknowledgment, or admission. |
| blackball |
a negative vote, esp. against a candidate for admission to a social organization. [1/3 definitions] |
| cancellation |
the marks or perforations indicating invalidation for reuse, as on a postage stamp or admission ticket. [1/3 definitions] |
| confessedly |
by admission; avowedly. |
| confession |
the act of confessing; admission; avowal. [1/4 definitions] |
| crash1 |
(informal) to gain admission to (a party or other event) without authorization. [1/17 definitions] |
| dance hall |
a usu. public establishment that charges an admission price and provides space, music, and sometimes partners for dancing. |
| deadhead |
(informal) a person who uses a free ticket for transportation, admission, or the like; nonpaying customer. [1/5 definitions] |
| doorbell |
a bell, buzzer, or other signal at an outside door, as of a house or apartment, sounded to gain admission. |
| door prize |
a prize awarded to someone attending a public or social event, based on a lottery drawn from admission tickets or the like. |
| double feature |
a movie theater program that offers two feature films for the price of one admission. |
| enter |
to gain admission to; enroll. [1/11 definitions] |
| entrance1 |
ability or permission to enter; admission. [1/3 definitions] |
| gate |
the total admission or receipts at a public event. [1/3 definitions] |
| general admission |
a class of admission fee, usu. for open seating or seats not in the reserved sections, as in a theater. |
| nickelodeon |
formerly, a movie theater for which the admission charge was a nickel. [1/2 definitions] |
| nolo contendere |
in law, a plea entered in a criminal case that the charges will not be contested, thus allowing the defendant's conviction without any admission of guilt. |
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