Specifically, how could I say 20 tickets have been "sold" when I am referring to free tickets?
I've considered given out or given away, but neither implies a person asking for a ticket and being given one.
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Sign up to join this communitySpecifically, how could I say 20 tickets have been "sold" when I am referring to free tickets?
I've considered given out or given away, but neither implies a person asking for a ticket and being given one.
I like FumbleFingers' "distributed" but "issued" would also work if you are referring to the tickets that have been requested.
I might say, “How many tickets have been comped?” (Comp is a commonly-used abbreviated form of complimentary.) Cheapies and freebies are nouns used for such tickets, but I don't know of verb forms using those words. Note, the phrase bums on seats in the valleyadvocate link above refers to fannies in seats, not hobos.