Meaning & use
readmission
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Meaning
noununcountable
The act of allowing someone to enter a place, organization, or institution again after they have left or been excluded.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: The hospital readmission rate is high. Can be countable in phrases like a readmission to the club.
Patterns
- readmission to something
- readmission into something
- readmission rate
The university denied his readmission after the suspension.
The patient's readmission to the hospital was unexpected.
She applied for readmission to the program.
Word forms
| plural | readmissions |
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Common combinations
- readmission to a hospital
- Readmission to the hospital within 30 days is often tracked.
- readmission rate
- The hospital aims to lower its readmission rate.
- apply for readmission
- Students who withdraw must apply for readmission.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reentry
- Broader; can mean entering any place again, while readmission often implies official permission.
- reinstatement
- Often about restoring a position or status, not just entering again.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: readmission or admission?
readmission vs admission
Admission is the first time; readmission is a second or later time after leaving.
Practice
Choose the correct preposition: She was granted readmission ______ the university.
Choose one answer.
Readmission is followed by to when indicating the institution. At, for, and with do not fit this pattern.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “readmission”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.