hard-ticket

[hahrd-tik-it, hahrd-tik-it]

noun

1. a ticket entitling one to a reserved seat.

2. an entertainment for which seats are reserved in advance.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating an entertainment for which tickets are in great demand.

   a hard-ticket musical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard-ticket¹

First recorded in 1845–50