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 ticketFor a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.
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Go online to see what is included in the ticket price and what is considered extras.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Tickets start at $175 and reflect all-in pricing, meaning the ticket price listed is inclusive of taxes and fees.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Lupher said the ticket sale estimates are based on publicly available data aggregators like Statista, Vivid Seats and Forbes.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Tickets start at $175 and reflect all-in pricing, meaning the ticket price listed is inclusive of taxes and fees.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Lupher said the ticket sale estimates are based on publicly available data aggregators like Statista, Vivid Seats and Forbes.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the ticket
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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