noun phrase · neutral
ticket sales
/ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz/TICK·et SALES
Band 7+speakingtask2
the selling of tickets for an event; revenue from sold tickets
Examples
“Poor weather reduced ticket sales for the outdoor concert.”
“Clubs rely on ticket sales as a key match-day income.”
“Early-bird discounts helped boost ticket sales for the tournament.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective marketing and dynamic pricing helped the organisers push ticket sales well beyond expectations.”
Collocations
- advance ticket sales
- online ticket sales
Word family
ticket nounsale noun
Common mistakes
ticket's sales→ticket sales
a ticket sales→ticket sales
Say it for a higher band
5ticket sale→6ticketing→7+ticket sales
Synonyms
gate receipts
Easily confused
gate receipts
“The club's gate receipts doubled after they reached the final.”
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