gate
26
5.7
- noun
- /ɡeɪt/
- Jargon
:
recaudación
- I checked the gate stats and found that attendance was three percent above the projections.
Examples
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We'd make a packet on the gate receipts.
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However, Pompeii depends on gate receipts for most of the money to care for the site.
Academic text (2006) -
You guys get paid out of the gate sales.
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Now they cannot charge enough "at the gate" to afford the salaries that would keep the museum open.
Academic text (1992) -
Then we gotta figure out some way to collect that gate money and get it to the Cook County Assessor's office as soon as they open in the morning.
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A day pass now fetches $45 at the gate or $35 if purchased in advance (plus surcharges).
Academic text (2007) -
DO YOU REALIZE THE SHEKELS THAT WE CAN TAKE IN FROM THE GATE AND THE CONCESSION ALONE?
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The event's gate was over $500,000, ensuring a successful fundraiser.
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Last night's concert generated a huge gate, allowing the charity to expand its outreach program.
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After calculating the total attendance, the organizers reported a gate of $150,000 from ticket sales.
Synonyms
60
2.5
Money that comes from selling tickets for a film or show
Idioms
Doing something suddenly and forcefully without thinking because you are very eager
Compounds
15
1.0
A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
- Specialized
1
4.1
A small electronic circuit that gives one signal from several inputs using a simple rule
- Specialized
1
6.5
A gate that opens to let water flow and closes to stop it in a river or canal
The main western entrance to ancient Athens where a special style of pottery was found
- Specialized
A genetic circuit in a cell that turns a gene on only when all signals are present
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
- Specialized
A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
- Offensive
An unwanted sexual touching of a person at an event entrance during a security check
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
An electrical device that sends a signal when enough inputs are active
- Specialized
An electronic circuit that gives a signal when an odd number of inputs are on
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gate comes from an old English word geat meaning 'opening'. The 'gate' here is the entrance where people pay, so the word came to mean the total money taken at that entrance.