ticket

1 a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance) only people with tickets will be allowed past the front gates Synonyms check, coupon, pass, pasteboard Related Words certificate, note, token, voucher

2 a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it the price on the ticket is $20 more than the advertised price Synonyms marker, tag, labelRelated Words caption, legend; brand, emblem, hallmark, logo, mark, symbol, trademark; badge, decal, plaque, seal, stamp, sticker

3 the means or right of entering or participating in people to whom a green card represents a ticket to a better life Synonyms access, accession, admission, admittance, door, doorway, entrée (or entree), entry, gateway, ingress, key, passport, entranceRelated Words approval, authorization, certification, permission, qualification; open door, welcome matNear Antonyms discharge, dismissal, ejection, expulsion, ouster, rejection, removal

4 something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal that entry-level job could be her ticket to a career in big-time advertising Synonyms gateway, key, open sesame, secret, passportRelated Words password; accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success, triumph; approach, manner, means, method, style, system, technique, way; blueprint, design, ground plan, plan, program, scheme, strategy