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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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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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