block booking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of block booking
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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And when a major venue announces its next block booking, what do we call it?
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
The Supreme Court outlawed block booking in 1948’s United States v.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2017
In a statement the association said bad behaviour would "not be tolerated by the Gardai and/or stadium stewards" and any fans causing trouble would lose their block booking tickets for future Northern Ireland home matches.
From BBC • May 5, 2011
The money owed is for a block booking they made during the holidays last year.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2010
The court: �Outlawed block booking and the fixing of minimum admission prices as a condition of rental.
From Time Magazine Archive
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