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tourist class
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noun
the least costly class of accommodations on regularly scheduled ships and airplanes.Compare third class (def. 2).
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Origin of tourist class
First recorded in 1930–35
OTHER WORDS FROM tourist class
tourist-class, adjective, adverbWords nearby tourist class
touring car, tourism, tourist, tourista, tourist car, tourist class, tourist court, tourist home, touristic, touristry, tourist trap
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How to use tourist class in a sentence
Imagine that you've got 10 business class passengers paying $100 apiece, and 100 tourist class passengers paying $5 apiece.
No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, Textbooks Will Continue to Be Expensive|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEASTIn fact, depending on how many tourist class passengers drop out, the business class passengers might end up paying more.
No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, Textbooks Will Continue to Be Expensive|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST