ticket office

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ticket office¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

It is not union-busting to say we won’t pay workers when they are not working or that we won’t keep the ticket office open when there is no demand.

From Washington Post

He went up to Jorgensen and asked where he could set up a temporary ticket office for Interplanet.

From Project Gutenberg

That very same afternoon, wandering about the station, I chanced to saunter into the ticket-office.

From Project Gutenberg

Telephone the Pullman ticket office and change my berth reservation from the ten-thirty to the one o'clock train.

From Project Gutenberg

Waiting for a train where I changed cars I was invited to sit in the ticket office, as the waiting room was uncomfortable.

From Project Gutenberg

She stood in front of the ticket-office at Bestwood, and Paul watched her take from her purse the money for the tickets.

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