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general admission
noun
: a fee paid for admission to a usually unreserved seating area (as in an auditorium or stadium)
Examples of general admission in a Sentence
Reserved seating is $20; general admission is $10.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ticket prices for Tuesdays through Thursdays and Sundays are $23 general admission, $16 for children ages 3 through 11; tickets for Fridays and Saturdays are $28 general admission, $18 for children ages 3 through 11.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Tickets: $90 for general admission or $120 for VIP at whiskeyriot.com/buy-tickets.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
The lowest prices for 3-day general admission tickets for Oct. 11-13 are as follows:
TicketMaster: $302
Seat Geek: $285
Vivid Seats: $268
StubHub: $265
How long is ACL Music Festival?
ACL Fest runs for a total of six days, over the first two weekends in October from Friday through Sunday.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Sep. 2024
Each general admission ticket grants access to multiple stages featuring a range of artists, local food vendors, bars, concessions, and band merch.
—Jane Lacroix, SPIN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of general admission was
in 1969
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“General admission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20admission. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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