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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Prices range from $29.95 for general admission to $828 for a reserved party table that includes 10 tickets. Evan Moore august 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025 Cost: $25 for general admission, $20 for SDFH members and free for youths 17 and under. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 Tickets are $2 for kids 5-11 and $10.25 general admission. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 Here’s how much general admission tickets for Roan’s Kansas City shows are being sold for on these third-party websites. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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