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
K. E. Trombley5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
ticketed; ticketing; tickets
1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
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
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
If your idea of a ticket to paradise means being knee deep in the water somewhere (and that somewhere is the beach), congratulations because you've officially been granted membership to the Southern Beach Lovers Club.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
When the initial prices were announced last October, some tickets for the first round of group games were listed at sixty dollars.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
If your idea of a ticket to paradise means being knee deep in the water somewhere (and that somewhere is the beach), congratulations because you've officially been granted membership to the Southern Beach Lovers Club.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
As the technology takes over ticketing, fans are left competing and paying high prices for concert tickets.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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ticket
1 of 2 noun
tick·et
ˈtik-ət 
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 verb1
: 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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