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ticket

[ tik-it ]

noun

  1. a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like:

    a railroad ticket; a theater ticket.

  2. a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation.
  3. a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like; label or tag.
  4. a slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election.
  5. the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot.
  6. Banking. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account.
  7. Informal. the proper or advisable thing:

    That's the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you.

  8. Archaic. a placard.
  9. Obsolete. a short note, notice, or memorandum.


verb (used with object)

  1. to attach a ticket to; distinguish by means of a ticket; label.
  2. to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad.
  3. to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation.
  4. to attach such a summons to:

    to ticket illegally parked cars.

ticket

/ ˈtɪkɪt /

noun

    1. a piece of paper, cardboard, etc, showing that the holder is entitled to certain rights, such as travel on a train or bus, entry to a place of public entertainment, etc
    2. modifier concerned with or relating to the issue, sale, or checking of tickets

      ticket collector

      a ticket office

  1. a piece of card, cloth, etc, attached to an article showing information such as its price, size, or washing instructions
  2. a summons served for a parking offence or violation of traffic regulations
  3. informal.
    the certificate of competence issued to a ship's captain or an aircraft pilot
  4. the group of candidates nominated by one party in an election; slate
  5. the declared policy of a political party at an election
  6. informal.
    a certificate of discharge from the armed forces
  7. informal.
    the right or appropriate thing

    that's the ticket

  8. have tickets on oneself informal.
    have tickets on oneselfhave got tickets on oneself to be conceited


verb

  1. to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to
  2. informal.
    to earmark for a particular purpose

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Derived Forms

  • ˈticketing, noun

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Other Words From

  • ticket·less adjective
  • re·ticket verb (used with object)
  • un·ticket·ed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ticket1

1520–30; 1925–30 ticket fordef 4; earlier tiket < Middle French etiquet memorandum. See etiquette

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ticket1

C17: from Old French etiquet, from estiquier to stick on, from Middle Dutch steken to stick ²

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. have tickets on oneself, Australian Slang. to be conceited.

More idioms and phrases containing ticket

see just the ticket ; meal ticket ; split ticket ; straight ticket ; write one's own ticket .

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Example Sentences

To gauge participation, many instructors are asking students to answer a question in a chat box or complete an exit ticket with questions about the lesson and their own performance.

It was like receiving a winning ticket with someone else’s name on it.

Authentic experiencesThe days of reliance on Facebook and Instagram ads as a ticket to success are over — even for DTC brands.

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Virtual tickets are $10 and grant access to the film until noon on Saturday.

Although the event is free, donations are accepted by adding the amount to the virtual ticket, or through Venmo or Paypal.

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.

One area that would immediately benefit is revenue from ticket sales.

Everything you need to know about the U.S.-Cuba thaw, from the details of the deal to when you can book your ticket to Havana.

On Oct. 7, I bought my ticket to Kiev 45 minutes before my flight.

According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.

He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.

Hilda suggested that the ticket-clerk should be interrogated, but the aperture of communication with him was shut.

Outside Derby station was a ticket platform at which all incoming trains stopped for the collection of tickets.

He went up to Jorgensen and asked where he could set up a temporary ticket office for Interplanet.

The clerk who waited on them had come to the table and placed a punched ticket for the sundaes on it.

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