ducat

noun

duc·​at ˈdə-kət 

1

: a former European usually gold coin

2

: ticket sense 1

Examples of ducat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to team president Stan Kasten, the Dodgers do work with the Office of the Commissioner to distribute free or discounted ducats to fans who can’t afford the normal high prices. —Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

No word on when, or if, single-day ducats will also go on sale. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025

This will be the first chance to score those three-day ducats for the 2025 festival, which returns Aug. 8-10 to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. —Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025

And now folks can buy single-night ducats for the stand starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 17, metallica.lnk.to/M72SingleDay2025. —Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Italian ducato coin with the doge's portrait on it, from duca doge, from Late Greek douk-, doux leader, from Latin duc-, dux

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ducat

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat
• tomcat

Kids Definition

ducat

noun

duc·​at ˈdək-ət 

: a former gold coin of various European countries