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单词 reventa
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reventan.

Brit. /rɛˈvɛntə/, U.S. /reɪˈvɛntə/
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish reventa.
Etymology: < Spanish reventa agency for resale (especially of tickets for performances), body of people reselling tickets, reseller of tickets, ticket tout (15th cent. in sense ‘resale’, 1844 in context of resale of tickets for a show) < re- re- prefix + venta vent n.3
In Spain: an agency which resells tickets for a bullfight, performance, etc.
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society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in tickets
scalper1869
ticket-scalper1875
ticket broker1902
reventa1932
ticket tout1950
tout1959
1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon iv. 40 The reventa are ticket brokers who take over all or most of the unsubscribed tickets from the bull ring management and sell them at a twenty per cent increase over their face value.
1960 Times 14 Nov. 16/7 If you want the best seats in Spain only the reventa has them.
2005 E. Lewine Death & Sun 232 If the reventa is also sold out, you may have to resort to one of the scalpers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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