buy a season pass

Meaning

This phrase means to purchase a ticket or membership that grants unlimited entry to a venue, attraction, or series of events (like sports games, theme parks, or ski resorts) for an entire season. In modern gaming, it can also refer to purchasing access to all downloadable content released over a set period.

Examples

• If you plan to ski more than four times, it is cheaper to buy a season pass.

  If you plan to ski more than four times, it is cheaper to buy a season pass.

• My friends and I decided to buy a season pass to the local amusement park.

  My friends and I decided to buy a season pass to the local amusement park.

• She saved money all winter just to buy a season pass for her favorite soccer team's home games.

  She saved money all winter just to buy a season pass for her favorite soccer team's home games.

• I usually buy a season pass for this video game to get all the extra characters.

  I usually buy a season pass for this video game to get all the extra characters.

• Is it worth it to buy a season pass if I only go on weekends?

  Is it worth it to buy a season pass if I only go on weekends?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to buy a season ticket pass.

  ✓ I need to buy a season pass.

  'Season ticket' and 'season pass' are distinct terms. Combining them into 'season ticket pass' is redundant and incorrect.

• ✗ I bought a seasonal pass for the water park.

  ✓ I bought a season pass for the water park.

  Although the pass is for a specific season, the standard collocation used by native speakers is 'season pass', not 'seasonal pass'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since we live so close to the ski resort, we should ___.

  💡 Purchase unlimited access for the winter season.

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  buy a season pass

• Before the new expansion drops, I think I will ___ for the extra DLC.

  💡 Purchase all future gaming content upfront.

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  buy a season pass