Main Entry:

¹tick·et

Pronunciation:

\ˈti-kət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1529

1 a: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit ; especially : a mariner's or airman's certificate b: tag, label2 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>3: a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate4: 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 summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator

— tick·et·less \-ləs\ adjective