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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

/ ˈɪɪ /

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

      a ticket office

      ticket collector

  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. informalthe 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. informala certificate of discharge from the armed forces

  7. informalthe right or appropriate thing

    that's the ticket

  8. informalto be conceited

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to

  2. informalto earmark for a particular purpose

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ticketless adjective
  • reticket verb (used with object)
  • unticketed adjective
  • ˈپپԲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ticket1

1520–30; 1925–30 ticket for def. 4; earlier tiket < Middle French etiquet memorandum. See etiquette
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51Թ 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, to be conceited.

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Example Sentences

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He had no possessions that might offer clues: no phone, no wallet, no tickets or receipts crumpled in his pockets.

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She bought a $350 VIP ticket a month ago but had second thoughts once the ICE raids began.

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Organizers have also resorted to dynamic pricing for some games while free tickets are being offered for others.

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“All ticket holders should have their tickets with them while in the area, either printed, digital or as a screen shot of the ticket.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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