Main Entry: ¹tick·et

Pronunciation: \ˈti-kət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dial. (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, label
2 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 : 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 summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator

— tick·et·less \-ləs\ adjective