(a) money paid at the gates for admission to an athletic meeting, etc.; also transferred; (b) money charged on a gate-bill.
单词 | θ221065 |
释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > takings or receipts > types of (5) gate-money1820 (a) money paid at the gates for admission to an athletic meeting, etc.; also transferred; (b) money charged on a gate-bill. box office1870 In extended use (by metonymy): the profits or revenue of a performance, film, etc., generated by ticket sales. Also: the paying audience. gate1891 The amount of money thus received; = gate-money n. at compounds 2. gate receipts1914 = gate-money n. skim money1973 a portion of the takings at a casino illicitly diverted in order to evade taxes. |
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