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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Tickets are $50 for a general admission ticket and VIP passes are $125, which includes early entrance and exclusive food tastings. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025

One thousand general admission tickets are available online at nightmareonchicagostreet.com/tickets, according to the event website. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025

With seating on all four sides, the south end is filled by the supporters, while general admission is on the east and north (north seating is also 30 feet closer). —Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

The website recommends ordering your tickets in advance; general admission for the day costs $16. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for general admission

• superimposition
• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition