ticket

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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

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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
When Summer Carnival is done and dusted, her total ticket sales in this territory will lift to more than 3.1 million across six tours, the largest career ticket sales ever accumulated by an international performer in ANZ, according to LN. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024 Authorities seize 750-pound pet alligator in upstate New York See you later, alligator! TODAY’S NUMBER $875 million That’s how much the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has climbed to following 28 consecutive drawings with no ticket matching all six numbers, according to Mega Millions. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024 Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 In Michigan, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 9:45 p.m. on the night of the draw. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2024 Chase Credit Card users can grab early tickets in the presale now until March 21. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024 Her name was pulled from the page, which was selling tickets to the event, one day later. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024 The Wisconsin Lottery recommends arriving by 3:30 p.m. to allow enough time to process your ticket. Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024 The sale is valid on tickets purchased before March 14 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
Ticket prices will increase at 1 p.m ET when the public onsale begins; click here for ticketing information. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024 The film has high ratings of 9.3 on the leading ticketing app Maoyan and 8.3 on the taste-making site Douban. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 The highest of that group – third round, No. 99 overall – is already ticketed for Washington via October’s trade acquisition of defensive end Chase Young. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Book club event listings grew 24% in the United States in 2023 from the previous year, according to ticketing platform Eventbrite. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 At ticketing platform Eventbrite, employees get the first Friday of the month off. Charlotte Hampton, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024 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

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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 28 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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