gategate /geɪt/ noun1[countableC]TRAVEL the door leading to the planes at an airportAir France flight 76 will leave from gate 6A.
2[countableC, uncountableU]COMMERCE the number of people attending a public place or event such as a football match, amusement park, film etc, or the total sum of money that these people payRevenue for the television rights and gate receipts will exceed $10 million.
Universal Studios Hollywood concedes itstotal gate is slightly lower this year.
3open/close its gatesCOMMERCE if a company or organization opens its gates, it opens for business for the first time. If it closes its gates, it is no longer in businessBy the time Disneyland opened its gates, the city of Anaheim had increased to four times its size.
Falling orders forced the factory to close its gates.