door-money
Definition
Noun (uncountable): - Money paid for admission: "door-money" refers to the fee collected at the entrance of an event, venue, or performance, typically paid by attendees to gain entry.
Usage Examples
- (The fee paid at the entrance.)
- (The total admission fees collected.)
Advanced Usage
"to collect door-money": to gather admission fees at the entrance.
- Volunteers were stationed at the gate to collect door-money from each guest. (They took the entry fee.)
"door-money policy": a rule or system regarding admission charges.
- The club changed its door-money policy to include a discount for students. (The rule about entry fees.)
Variants and Related Words
- Door (n): the entrance or opening to a building or room.
- Please wait by the door until the show starts. (The physical entrance.)
- Money (n): a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
- She saved enough money to buy a ticket. (Currency.)
- Admission fee (n, compound): a charge for entering a place.
- The museum's admission fee is $10. (Synonym for door-money in this context.)
Synonyms
- Entrance fee: a charge for entering a venue.
- The amusement park charges an entrance fee of $25. (Similar to door-money.)
- Cover charge: a fee paid at a nightclub or restaurant for entry.
- The bar has a cover charge of $5 on weekends. (Often used for entertainment venues.)
- Admission: the cost of entering a place.
- Admission to the fair is free for children. (General term for entry cost.)
Related Idioms
- "money talks": wealth gives power or influence.
- At the auction, money talks, and the highest bidder wins. (Not directly related to door-money but a common idiom with "money".)
Phrasal Verbs
- None directly associated with "door-money". The word is a fixed compound noun and does not form phrasal verbs.