gate-meeting
A small group of people pay an entry fee to attend a gate-meeting in a community hall.
Noun: - A meeting or event for which an admission fee is charged: "gate-meeting" refers to a public gathering, such as a sports match, concert, or conference, where attendees must pay to enter through the gate. The term emphasizes the revenue generated from ticket sales at the entrance.
- (A sports event where spectators paid for entry.)
- (The number of paying attendees was disappointing.)
"gate-meeting receipts": the total money collected from ticket sales at such an event.
- The gate-meeting receipts were donated to charity. (All entry fees were given to a charitable cause.)
"to hold a gate-meeting": to organize an event with paid admission.
- They held a gate-meeting to celebrate the town's anniversary. (They arranged a public celebration with a ticket price.)
Gate (n): the entrance to a venue; also, the total number of paying spectators or the money they pay.
- The gate for the match was 20,000 people. (The paid attendance was 20,000.)
Gate-crash (v): to attend an event without paying.
- Several fans tried to gate-crash the gate-meeting. (They attempted to enter without tickets.)
Gatekeeper (n): a person who controls access through a gate, often collecting tickets.
- The gatekeeper checked each ticket at the gate-meeting. (The person at the entrance verified tickets.)
- Paid event: an occasion requiring payment for entry.
- Ticketed gathering: a meeting where tickets must be purchased to attend.
- Revenue-generating meeting: a meeting intended to raise money through entrance fees.
To get the gate: to be dismissed or rejected (not directly related to "gate-meeting" but shares the word "gate").
- He got the gate after the argument. (He was told to leave or fired.)
To give someone the gate: to dismiss or reject someone.
- The manager gave the employee the gate for poor performance. (The manager fired the employee.)