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 were $129 for general admission and $277 for VIP admission when tickets went on sale in August. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 Presale Fan Fest general admission tickets cost $74 on Thursday and Sunday nights, $79 on Friday nights and $84 on Saturday nights. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025 Included with general admission and free for members. Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025 Tickets can be purchased in advance with general admission starting at $69. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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