Admission vs. Permission

Admission (noun)

The act or practice of admitting.

Admission (noun)

Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.

Admission (noun)

The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.

Admission (noun)

Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.

Admission (noun)

A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

Admission (noun)

Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

Admission (noun)

The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

“There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.”

Permission (noun)

authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

“Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?”

Permission (noun)

The act of permitting.

Permission (noun)

flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

“I used the “chmod” command to change the file’s permission.”

Permission (verb)

To grant or obtain authorization for.