ticket booth
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Definition
Noun: A small, often temporary, structure or counter where tickets for admission to an event, transportation, or attraction are sold to the public.
Usage
A "ticket booth" is a specific physical location, typically found at entrances to venues like cinemas, theaters, stadiums, amusement parks, or train stations. It refers to the place itself, not the act of selling.
Examples
- We bought our passes at the ticket booth outside the museum.
- The line at the movie theater's ticket booth was very long.
- Please proceed to the ticket booth to validate your voucher.
Advanced Usage
- "to man the ticket booth": To be the person working at and operating the ticket booth.
- She will man the ticket booth for the first two hours of the festival.
Variants and Related Words
- Box office (noun): This is a common synonym, especially for theaters and cinemas. A box office is often a more permanent, enclosed ticket booth or office.
- You can purchase seats online or at the box office.
- Ticket window (noun): A very similar term, emphasizing the window through which transactions occur.
- Ticket counter (noun): Often used in travel contexts like airports or bus stations.
Synonyms
- Box office
- Ticket window
- Ticket counter
- Admissions office
Related Phrases
- "advance tickets": Tickets purchased before the day of the event, often not from the physical ticket booth.
- "sold out": A sign often posted at a ticket booth when no more tickets are available.
Noun
- the office where tickets of admission are sold