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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Friday general admission tickets are $65.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Athletic director Troy Dannen said Tuesday that Nebraska sold 10,000 tickets — at $5 for general admission for $10 club seating — in the opening days of availability for the March 28 spring game.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The ticket will place you in the general admission south stand, also known as The Cauldron, where Sporting KC’s superfan section can be found.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Of those, 1,000 tickets are general admission, priced at $285.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Athletic director Troy Dannen said Tuesday that Nebraska sold 10,000 tickets — at $5 for general admission for $10 club seating — in the opening days of availability for the March 28 spring game.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The ticket will place you in the general admission south stand, also known as The Cauldron, where Sporting KC’s superfan section can be found.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Of those, 1,000 tickets are general admission, priced at $285.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“General admission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20admission. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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