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ticket office

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of ticket office

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

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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

He was advised to go to the ticket office, where Brighton staff then informed him that his ticket had been purchased illegitimately.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 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

He went to the ticket office and laid down a coin and I saw him slip the tickets to the girl.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright