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.
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Tickets are $50 for general admission and $75 for front-row seating. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Tickets: Online: $11.50 general admission on weekdays, $16.50 on weekends or $5 for children ages 7-11 any day. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025 More than 250,000 guests are ticketed to view the inauguration from around the Capitol grounds, and tens of thousands more were expected to be in general admission areas or to line the inaugural parade route from the Capitol to the White House. Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 The family-friendly event on Feb. 9 gives locals and out of town football lovers the ultimate tailgate experience with free general admission tickets available through registration on the official website. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for general admission 

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 22 Feb. 2025.

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