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

The researchers wrote that his unpopularity is part of the reason Republicans are doing poorly up and down the ticket. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Food and drinks are included with the ticket price, with beverage sponsors like Mountain Valley water donating all the drinks. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

The sales and interest for the Liberty isn't anywhere close to the ticket sales juggernaut of Clark and the Fever. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Point and click — the ticket is in the mail, along with a hefty fine and points on the license. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the ticket

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