general admission

American  

noun

1. an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of general admission

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Data from Uefa's annual European club finance and investment landscape report shows that - including both general admission and hospitality - Liverpool make an average of £74 per fan from every ticket they sell.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s David Geffen Galleries are set to debut this April to members, before opening for general admission at the beginning of May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

For the Friday, there will be 31,000 general admission tickets at £34.50 each up for grabs, and another 2,960 VIP tickets at £86.00 each.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Those events, Martinez says, are not experienced evenly across the city — particularly by the well-heeled audience that attends Frieze and spends $85 to $106 for weekend general admission tickets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

She had all along taken it for granted that a general admission that she had lived with Owen as his wife would be sufficient.

From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)