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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Tickets are $50 for a general admission ticket and VIP passes are $125, which includes early entrance and exclusive food tastings. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025 Standing-room general admission is free, while seats in the mezzanine cost $10 at SeatGeek.com. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025 Admission to the show is included with a general admission ticket to the arboretum, located at 301 North Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025 Detroit also reached capacity on Day 1 of last year’s draft and had to pause general admission entry. Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 25 Apr. 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 2 Jun. 2025.

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