ticket

1 of 2

noun

tick·​et ˈti-kət How to pronounce ticket (audio)
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 ticketK. E. Trombley
5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
6
a
: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit
especially : a mariner's or airman's certificate
b
: tag, label
ticketless adjective

ticket

2 of 2

verb

ticketed; ticketing; tickets

transitive verb

1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
2
: to attach a ticket to : label
also : designate

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The sale is valid on tickets purchased before March 14 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024 Contact Information For tickets and more details, visit our official website at Virginia420Festival.com or reach out directly at va420fest@gmail.com. Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 While the spikes in food and energy prices that helped drive the outbreak of inflation have eased, inflation has spread to services, a broad sector of the economy that includes everything from movie tickets and office cleaning to tuition and medical care. David McHugh, Fortune Europe, 7 Mar. 2024 Arizona, a swing state in the Nov. 5 presidential election, doesn't just hold the electoral ticket to Biden’s seat to the White House. Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Fans lucky enough to snag the limited tickets will receive a notification by Tuesday, a day before the concert. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 The winning ticket was sold at a grocery store in Cathedral City, about 125 miles east of Los Angeles.. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 The King’s attendance for the event on June 15 – which is also known as the sovereign’s birthday parade – remains listed on the website where the public can enter an online ballot for tickets. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 For tickets and schedule, visit the event’s website. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Verb
Brightline and the state have been spending millions to build more and stronger barriers while police are increasing ticketing. Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a California traffic law that bans honking – other than to warn another driver − turning down a challenge to the law from a woman ticketed for honking while driving by a rally outside her congressman’s office in 2017. USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 The grants covered costs that included theater license fees, staffing, stagehands, ticketing and in-house equipment use fees. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024 No one had been arrested, charged or ticketed for the accident at press time, TMZ reports. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024 School resource officers ticketed 25 students and arrested five last fall in their first full semester back in Denver Public Schools buildings, according to new data released by Colorado’s largest district. Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024 In early 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the United States ticketing market after colossal demand for Swift’s Eras tour resulted in a Ticketmaster meltdown — spurring a class action lawsuit filed by disgruntled Swifties against Ticketmaster. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 Additionally, eligible Amuse artists will be granted access to supporting YouTube tools involving analytics, merch, ticketing and more. Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024 Tallahassee Florida drivers who cruise in the left lane of a highway could get ticketed under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

1529, in the meaning defined at sense 6a

Verb

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of ticket was in 1529

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Cite this Entry

“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

ticket

1 of 2 noun
tick·​et ˈtik-ət How to pronounce ticket (audio)
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 verb
1
: 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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