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ticket office

American  

noun

ticket offices plural
  1. an office or booth at which tickets are sold, as for a play, a film, or travel accommodations.


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Etymology

Origin of ticket office

First recorded in 1660–70

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There are many ways to buy tickets - including a station ticket office, from self-service ticket machines and through the ScotRail app.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Then he was donated to NAU and stationed by the ticket office of the university’s Walkup Skydome.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

In Marseille, an old couple turned up to see queues snaking up to the ticket office.

From Barron's Oct. 27, 2025

Last November their members, including guards and ticket office staff, voted to accept a pay offer including a backdate pay rise of 5% for 2022-23 as well as job security guarantees.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2024

And then I looked at my watch and 3 minutes had gone past since I was at the ticket office, which meant that the train would be going in 2 minutes.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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