the ticket

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned

: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted

Compromise, now that's the ticket.

—often used in the phrase just the ticket

For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

Examples of the ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Hwang and her partner placed the ticket on the car’s windshield and were returning to their vehicle, the vehicle’s owner approached, yelling expletives and ripping the citation to pieces. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Lockhart was arrested on July 23 and later admitted to stealing the ticket and redeeming it, according to the Florida Lottery. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 31 July 2026

According to the police report, a person not being identified went to a Publix in Tampa on June 15th and learned the ticket was a winner. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 July 2026

In the 2024 bridge-lease agreement, the city agreed to direct the revenue from the ticket tax directly back to Moda Center maintenance, instead of to other city sports complexes such as Providence Park and Memorial Coliseum. — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for the ticket

• chicot
• cricket
• picket
• picot
• thicket
• wicket