ticket

1 of 2

noun

tick·​et ˈti-kət How to pronounce ticket (audio)
Synonyms of ticketnext
1
a
: a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
b
: a means of access or passage
education is the ticket to a good job
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator
3
: a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate
4
: the correct or desirable thing
cooperation, that's the ticket—K. E. Trombley
5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
6
a
: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit
especially : a mariner's or airman's certificate
b
: tag, label
ticketless
ˈti-kət-ləs How to pronounce ticket (audio)
adjective

ticket

2 of 2

verb

ticketed; ticketing; tickets

transitive verb

1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
2
: to attach a ticket to : label
also : designate

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

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Examples of ticket in a Sentence

Noun We bought tickets for the opera. I got a ticket for speeding. Verb He was ticketed for speeding. methods used for ticketing airline passengers
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
General admission tickets are $35.75, $32 for seniors (62+), $26.75 for youth (5-11) and free for kids 4 and under. —Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024 Where to purchase tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. —Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
Verb
Some events are ticketed and others come with the price of admission. —Michelle Strausbaugh, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024 Advocates say fining, ticketing and jailing people who can’t afford housing increases homelessness, perpetuates poverty and criminalizes the status of being unhoused. —Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ticket 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dialect (Picard) estiquier to attach, from Middle Dutch steken to stick; akin to Old High German sticken to prick — more at stick

First Known Use

Noun

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 6a

Verb

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of ticket was in 1529

Phrases Containing ticket

Dictionary Entries Near ticket

ticker-tape parade

ticket

ticket agency

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ticket

1 of 2 noun
tick·​et ˈtik-ət How to pronounce ticket (audio)
1
: tag entry 1 sense 4, label
price ticket
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic offender
got a ticket for speeding
3
: a paper or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
4
: a list of candidates
5
: a slip or card recording a business deal

ticket

2 of 2 verb
1
: to attach a ticket to : label
2
: to give a traffic ticket to
Etymology

Noun

from obsolete French etiquet "a notice attached to something," derived from early French estiquier "to attach"; of Dutch origin — related to etiquette

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