gate money
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“He didn’t even get the paltry amount of gate money that someone would usually get when released because the dismissal of his case means he isn’t entitled to it,” Wax said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
“Most people when they think of gate money, they think of it as rewarding a criminal for completing their prison sentence, rather than a very basic safety net that actually mitigates recidivism,” Kamlager said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2022
David Sullivan, the club’s co-chairman, spoke this week of the balancing act that is required with “the fact we’ll probably get no gate money for the rest of the season”.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2020
At this time, by consent of the referee, the fight was postponed until the 28th of January, when it will be renewed for a purse of $250 and the gate money.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019
Typically, people are released from prison with only the clothes on their backs and a pittance in gate money.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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