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What (who) is Ticket - definition
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Tickets; Movie tickets; Coach ticket; Ticket (receipt); Return ticket; Ticket (disambiguation); Ticket (Movie); Tram ticket; Ticket (film)
ticket
¦ noun
1. a piece of paper or card giving the holder a right to admission to a place or event or to travel on public transport.
2. a certificate or warrant, especially an official notice of a traffic offence.
3. a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, etc.
4. chiefly N. Amer. a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election.
a set of principles or policies supported by a party in an election.
5. (the ticket) informal the desirable thing: a holiday would be just the ticket.
6. Scottish & US informal a person of a specified kind.
¦ verb (tickets, ticketing, ticketed)
1. issue or mark with a ticket.
2. (be ticketed) N. Amer. be destined or heading for a specified state or position.
Derivatives
ticketed adjective
ticketless adjective
Origin
C16: shortening of obs. Fr. etiquet, from OFr. estiquet(te), from estiquier 'to fix'; cf. etiquette.
ticket
n.
document showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
1) to issue a ticket
2) to buy; get a ticket
3) to honor ('accept') a ticket
4) a one-way (AE), single (BE); return (BE), round-trip (AE) ticket
5) a commutation (AE); complimentary, free; library (BE); meal (AE; BE has luncheon voucher); pawn; platform (BE); season; valid ticket
6) an airplane; bus; train ticket
7) a ticket for, to (a ticket for a concert; a ticket to a game)
list of candidates
(pol.) (AE)
8) to split a ticket
9) a split; straight ticket (to vote a split ticket)
printed card indicating participation in a game of chance
10) a winning ticket (she held the winning ticket)
11) a lottery; sweepstakes ticket
misc.
12) to write one's own ticket (esp. AE; colloq.) ('to have complete freedom of action') (see also traffic ticket)
ticket
(tickets)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ticket is a small, official piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to enter a place such as a theatre or a sports ground, or shows that you have paid for a journey.
I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game...
I love opera and last year I got tickets for Covent Garden...
Entrance is free, but by ticket only...
N-COUNT: also by N
2.
A ticket is an official piece of paper which orders you to pay a fine or to appear in court because you have committed a driving or parking offence.
I want to know at what point I break the speed limit and get a ticket.
N-COUNT
3.
A ticket for a game of chance such as a raffle or a lottery is a piece of paper with a number on it. If the number on your ticket matches the number chosen, you win a prize.
She bought a lottery ticket and won more than $33 million.
N-COUNT: usu n N
4.
The particular ticket on which a person fights an election is the party they represent or the policies they support. (BRIT)
He first ran for president on a far-left ticket...
= platform
N-SING: usu with supp
5.
A ticket is the list of candidates who are representing a particular political party or group in an election. (AM)
He plans to remain on the Republican ticket for the November election.
N-COUNT: usu ADJ n
6.
If you say that something is just the ticket, you mean that it is exactly what is needed. (INFORMAL)
Young kids need all the energy and protein they can get and whole milk is just the ticket.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
7.
Examples of use of Ticket
1. An electronic ticket (ET) holds the information previously held on a paper ticket.
2. Passengers can currently buy this ticket using the website and printing themselves a ticket.
3. For travel agents, benefits including eliminating ticket printers, maintenance and ticket distribution.
4. Ticket–holders who have yet to be reimbursed can still claim refunds at ticket outlets.
5. But getting a ticket, any ticket, has become an absolute must for thousands of people here.