ticket office
Americannoun
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ticket offices
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ticket office
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Passengers will then be able to buy a ticket from on-train staff or at the ticket office when they reach their destination without being required to pay the minimum fare.
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
The main entrance remains closed and there is a small exclusion zone within the station but facilities including the shops, ticket office and toilets will reopen.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
In Marseille, an old couple turned up to see queues snaking up to the ticket office.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
And I walked into the ticket office and I turned round and I could see that the policeman was still watching me so I felt safe.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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