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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Both got to enjoy a mix of old and new from the barricade in the general admission section on T-Mobile Center’s floor. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025 Several premium seat options are no longer available, but some general admission tickets in the grandstands are available. Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025 Tickets are $18 for general admission and $8 for children 3-16 and seniors 65 or older. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The new deal will see Legends/ASM Global oversee all food and beverage operations at the club, including both general admission (GA) and premium hospitality areas. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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