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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Get tickets for $23 with general admission or $15 for students. Alex Golden, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025 Doors open at 6 p.m. $10 general admission; $5 California Surf Museum members. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 While four-day passes are listed as ‘sold out,’ there is a waitlist for ’Tier 2’ four-day general admission passes which are currently priced at $415. Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 On top of that, Arsenal made ticketing changes in 2023-24, reducing the number of matches covered by a season ticket from 26 to 22 and implementing an increase in general admission season ticket prices of, on average, five per cent. Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 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 14 Apr. 2025.

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