ticket

[ tik-it ]

/ ˈtɪk ɪt /

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noun

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.

a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation.

a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like; label or tag.

a slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election.

the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot.

Banking. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account.

Informal. the proper or advisable thing: That's the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you.

Archaic. a placard.

Obsolete. a short note, notice, or memorandum.

verb (used with object)

to attach a ticket to; distinguish by means of a ticket; label.

to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad.

to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation.

to attach such a summons to: to ticket illegally parked cars.

Idioms for ticket

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

Origin of ticket

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ticket

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

Words nearby ticket

ticked, tickell, ticker, ticker tape, ticker-tape parade, ticket, ticket agency, ticket agent, ticket day, ticket of leave, ticket office

Example sentences from the Web for ticketing

Did you include the $25 “ticketing with an agent” fee from United if you speak by phone?

Those Awful Airline Fees From United, American, Delta, and the Rest Add Up |William J. McGee |August 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
George Robinson soon perceived this, and suggested that the ticketing should be abandoned.

The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson |Anthony Trollope
My best record was ticketing about six thousand seven hundred in one day.

Working With the Working Woman |Cornelia Stratton Parker
The requirements of speed in good local service are opposed to the ticketing method.

Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 |Kempster Miller

He picked up his cigar, took an apprehensive puff and went on ticketing and folding.

Half Portions |Edna Ferber
But at the ticketing connected with the adding machines the work was not differentiated so carefully.

Making Both Ends Meet |Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt

British Dictionary definitions for ticketing

ticket

/ (ˈtɪkɪt) /

noun

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
(modifier) concerned with or relating to the issue, sale, or checking of ticketsa ticket office; ticket collector

a piece of card, cloth, etc, attached to an article showing information such as its price, size, or washing instructions

a summons served for a parking offence or violation of traffic regulations

informal the certificate of competence issued to a ship's captain or an aircraft pilot

mainly US and NZ the group of candidates nominated by one party in an election; slate

mainly US the declared policy of a political party at an election

British informal a certificate of discharge from the armed forces

informal the right or appropriate thing that's the ticket

have tickets on oneself or have got tickets on oneself Australian informal to be conceited

verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)

to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to

informal to earmark for a particular purpose

Derived forms of ticket

ticketing, noun

Word Origin for ticket

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

Idioms and Phrases with ticketing

ticket

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

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noun

verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)

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verb (used with object)

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noun

verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)

Derived forms of ticket

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