ticket1 nounticket2 verb
tickettick‧et1 /ˈtɪkɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINticket1
Origin:
1500-1600 Early French etiquet ‘notice attached to something’, from Old French estiquier ‘to attach’, from Middle Dutch steken ‘to stick’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a parking ticket
- He has already boosted the ticket sales.
- Please check your tickets carefully as mistakes can not be rectified later!
- Polls taken in California before Kemp was added to the ticket had Clinton beating Dole by 27 points.
- Sales are so grim they are offering individual game tickets, although the response has been tepid.
- San Francisco has been the hottest seller since single-game tickets went on sale.
- The shutters were firmly closed at the ticket booth, the waxwork policemen staring with sightless eyes at passers-by.
- TheTrainLine offers secure internet ticket sales for trains operated by all 25 franchisees on the Railtrack network.
THESAURUStypes of travel tickets
a ticket that lets you go to a place but not back again: · A single to Edinburgh, please.· He bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles.
British English, round-trip ticket American English a ticket that lets you go to a place and back again: · A return to London, please.
a ticket that lets you make the same journey every day for a fixed period of time: · My company pays for my season ticket.
a ticket that you buy over the Internet, in which you are given a number which you use when you check in at an airport: · All you have to do is print off the e-ticket and show it at the check-in desk.
Longman Language Activatora ticket that allows you to go somewhere and to return to where you started British a ticket that includes your return journey: · How much is a return ticket to Dublin?· Would you like singles or returns, Sir?
American a ticket that includes your return journey: · There's no point in buying a one-way ticket when a round-trip ticket is the same price.
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nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, 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escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + ticket
The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). the tourist office Is there a lost property office? a woman selling raffle tickets
· I’ve lost my train ticket.
· You can pick up your airline tickets at the check-in desk.
· The special rate includes theatre tickets and transport from the hotel to the theatre.
(also a single ticket British English) (=a ticket to a place but not back again)· I bought a one-way ticket to London.
British English, a round-trip ticket American English (=a ticket to a place and back)· How much is a round trip ticket to Boston?
(=one that allows you to make a journey or go to a sports stadium, theatre etc as often as you like during a fixed time period)· He has a season ticket for Manchester United.
(=one that is legally or officially acceptable)· You cannot travel without a valid ticket.
verbs· We booked our tickets well in advance.
· Sheila bought a ticket for the next flight home.
ticket + NOUN (=a place where you can buy tickets)· There was a long queue at the ticket office.
· The ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.
British English (=a gate or other barrier at a station that you need a ticket to get through)· John insisted on carrying my case as far as the ticket barrier.
(=a company that sells tickets for concerts, sporting events etc)· Book your tickets online from one of the many ticket agencies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.
· She lost her bus ticket.
· Concert tickets are available from $17.50.
(=a ticket that allows you to enter a place)· The holiday includes a 2-day entry ticket to the Euro Disneyland Theme Park.
The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). the tourist office Is there a lost property office? a woman selling raffle tickets· a first-class rail ticket
· Car sales have fallen every month for the past two years.
(=someone who owns a season ticket)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Even at £19.99 for a top-of-the-range silk masterpiece, ties are not exactly big ticket items.· The economic slump has dried up the big-ticket multi-billion yen projects that the majors used to thrive on.· This year, Big Game tickets for non-season-ticket-holders are $ 50, a $ 15 increase from last season.
· Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, interest free season ticket loan and excellent sports and social facilities.· The one big difference is that you won't have to pick up a free ticket at the exhibition prior to the race.· Patrols may be honored in the school or community with parades, free tickets to see the local team, or banquets.· Customers clamour at the counter as thick as if they were handing out free tickets to Dublin.· He gets free and cheap tickets through the magazine.· The three best in the judges' opinion will receive two free tickets each to see the show.· He often scored free tickets and would get rides to the shows from the fans.
· The Final Four has become the hottest ticket in sports, even harder to get than Super Bowl tickets.· A host of shops in town rent equipment and sell a combination ski slope / hot spring discount ticket.
· The cost of the return tickets for Diana and her sons is more than £7,000.· Nevertheless, in accordance with the regulations of the shipping company, they had all been obliged to buy return tickets.· At the inquest they said he probably hadn't intended to kill himself because he had a return ticket in his pocket.· His first realization that he was not alone came when he booked a return Business-Class ticket at the Sabena counter.· What nit gave him a return ticket?
· Fans should note that single day tickets do not include camping and car parking.· We are selling more single tickets.· The First Class single ticket printed as two halves was an interesting economy measure.· He and Margaret went with their luggage to Victoria Station and booked single tickets to Berlin.· A one-way crossing in a car will cost $ 30, a single rail ticket just over $ 7.50.· A single ticket costs 35 francs.
NOUN· The good news is that we've got the ticket agencies on our side.· In New York, regulation of ticket agencies has been a disaster.
· Get yourself an air ticket, Bob!· Bus tickets cost one-fourth to one-third the price of an air ticket.· Neither does the inquirer need to come with a programme almost ready made wanting the centre only to book the air tickets.· Miscellaneous conditions Civil Aviation regulations specify that both the outbound and inbound sections of the air ticket must be used.· I took a week's holiday and paid for my air ticket myself.· For instance, the private costs of providing air travel are indicated by the price of air tickets.· Health chiefs spent another £350,000 on air tickets, accommodation and lavish entertaining for the firm's executives and their wives.· Those responsible for running major contracts in more remote locations may be on a bachelor status with more frequent air tickets.
· It is quicker at some things than the internet-booking train or airline tickets especially.· When should you buy an airline ticket?· Inside the envelope was an airline ticket, an open ticket on Concorde.· The background here is that, until Dec. 31, the price of an airline ticket included a 10 percent tax.· Travel office Rauraje Deshprabhu will fix any of your local needs, and additional airline tickets.· The airline tickets can be delivered by mail, picked up through a travel agent or at airline ticket counter.· A cheque book and an airline ticket - that is all it needed to bathe in that heat so far away.· The airline tickets can be delivered by mail, picked up through a travel agent or at airline ticket counter.
· We were advised by the ticket collector to catch an ordinary train, but the train didn't turn up.· He persuaded the ticket collector to delay a moment longer, and his day brightened as she drew closer.· So ticket collectors would strike while train drivers worked normally.· Patiently she waited beside the ticket collector till Gloria came running breathlessly across the station towards her.· He's also the ticket collector and good friend to the passengers.· One delegate recounted what an Oxford ticket collector told her.· He's ticket collector, too.· On most trains the wheelchair passengers will be cared for by the ticket collector.
· It really was a dream ticket for women.
· Peter is a season ticket holder at Ibrox - on Tiree!· And with 20 of the team's 28 scheduled home games canceled, season-ticket holders are out about $ 464,000.· But season ticket holders will not get their first discounts until January 1993.· Meanwhile, season ticket holders will likely be listed as creditors in the team's bankruptcy filings.· Sunderland season ticket holders can buy tickets today, tomorrow and Wednesday.· Baer said season ticket holders who ordered their seats before Jan. 16 would be able buy them at 1997 prices.· These will be available to season tickets holders on production of spare voucher No.37 from tomorrow until next Tuesday.· Partygoers inside and ticket holders lined up outside the packed concert hall were outraged.
· Informal sector activities include such occupations as street-vending of lottery tickets, food, combs, cigarettes and the inevitable chewing gum.· By comparison, lottery tickets can be bought as easily as chewing gum at hundreds of retail outlets and news agents.· Selling lottery tickets among your friends is one way; recruiting new members is another.· It was an unlikely gift, a winning lottery ticket that had dropped from the sky, and that was all.· There were blind men begging, selling lottery tickets.· As the cantor was reciting the Eighteen Benedictions, one fellow was trying to sell a lottery ticket.
· Inside was a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket.· A traffic warden, finding an empty car, gave the Vicar a parking ticket.· There was a parking ticket neatly tucked under the windshield wiper.· Two bills and a threatening letter about a parking ticket.· Park in a well-lit area or use an attended car park and never leave your parking ticket in the car!· Read in studio A man has been fined £1200 after failing to display a car parking ticket.· Charles ended up with a clean bill of health and a parking ticket.
· In the afternoon he ran through light rain to buy a plane ticket home.· He remained calm, made a call and forked out $ 700 of his own money for a plane ticket.· The family - without plane tickets and passports - had to talk their way past airport officials on their homeward journey.· She bought a one-way plane ticket to terra incognita: the United States.· All because she didn't have the money to buy a plane ticket or even a bus ticket.· Pond said his plane ticket was paid for by Anderson.
· Dial TICKETlink for immediate information on concerts, theatre, events, ticket prices and availability.· At the very least they should cut ticket prices, which have become unaffordable for the average family.· The ticket price includes a fork supper and glass of wine.· Suppose the symphony could get away with higher ticket prices because loyal patrons would keep buying.· Admittedly, ticket prices for the terraces will be about a third higher than in Schalke's old ground.· Performance times and tickets prices vary.· Dean Mansfield says the ticket price is redeemable and he hopes to claim most of it back from the airline.· The new ticket prices will go into effect April 12, the Giants' Opening Day.
· Many volunteers acted as models or helped behind the scenes with refreshments and raffle tickets.· Both the counterfoil and the voting slip have identical numbers printed on them similar to a cloakroom or raffle tickets.· Anyway, one of them told me to stay and gave me a raffle ticket.· Check up on possible sales of raffle tickets.· If one does not have a raffle ticket one's chances are zero.· Pensioner Walter Niblet pulled the dreaded raffle ticket from the bucket to become manager for season 87/88.· Hundreds of raffle tickets were sold and the winning tickets drawn.
· Meeting the plane at Heathrow I carried just one rail ticket from London to Sheffield.· The robber, who had a skinhead haircut, took £30 and a rail ticket.· A one-way crossing in a car will cost $ 30, a single rail ticket just over $ 7.50.· Boots' two-for-the-price-of-one rail ticket offer; and plans to extend cheap Apex fares to all routes.· If I buy a rail ticket for two persons, I am issued separate tickets.
· For £14.50 you can buy a season ticket to last four months.· Colangelo and his staff are taking the positive approach as far as season tickets are concerned.· So if you're likely to need more than 14 items in 12 months a season ticket will save you money.· Baer said season ticket holders who ordered their seats before Jan. 16 would be able buy them at 1997 prices.· Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, interest free season ticket loan and excellent sports and social facilities.· Meanwhile, season ticket holders will likely be listed as creditors in the team's bankruptcy filings.
· Milton would get you theatre tickets, special hotel rates, restaurant reservations and still wonder if you needed anything more.· This includes theatre tickets, and transport from the hotel to the theatre.· The theatre special of £38.00 per person includes en-suite room, Yorkshire breakfast and theatre ticket.· Reasonably priced theatre tickets and affordable health care are tangible.· One concert or theatre ticket is included in the price, other tickets are available on request.
· Only at level 14 and above can you buy a soft sleeper train ticket.· He turned a small cardboard rectangle over and over between his fingers: the train ticket.· The price of train tickets can vary from the reasonable to the ridiculous.· He purchased a train ticket with the money he had left.· It was just costing them a lot of money in phone calls and train tickets to London.· Getting there is relatively easy - Nick's train ticket cost £140 and he travelled direct from London on the Warsaw Express.· There is panic buying of food, air tickets, train tickets, everything.
VERB· Seven hours of sensational dancing begin at 6 p. m. Advance tickets are $ 20, $ 25 at the door.
· The trip is now fully booked and money for tickets should be paid in as soon as possible.· Police Superintendent Tony Thompson said 144 passengers had booked tickets, but there could have been more or fewer aboard.· We booked our return tickets to Rome well in advance and got some great fares.· But if you can book a ticket, the fare is good for nearly a year.· It is quicker at some things than the internet-booking train or airline tickets especially.· Most carriers require that travel begin within seven days of booking of a bereavement ticket.· And then, protected against the pitfalls of this curious patois, you can book your ticket to Tokyo in complete confidence.· And without more ado he booked his one-way ticket.
· They could not buy tickets in advance, so they queue like docile cattle.· In all, about 15, 000 fans bought season tickets before a December 1988 deadline.· For £40.00 you can buy a season ticket to last 12 months.· Now you have to find an airfare and buy a ticket.· Months ago the couple had bought tickets for a Benjamin Britten concert in Aldeburgh.· Why not drop by and buy a ticket?· In the afternoon he ran through light rain to buy a plane ticket home.· From the time she had bought the tickets out of her savings she had not been entirely free of fear.
· Then he got a job selling tickets on the railways, and left home.· All I wanted to know was who got our tickets.· The good news is that we've got the ticket agencies on our side.· C., woman fumed outside the museum where a crowd stood hoping to get a ticket to hear Wiesel.· In Said v. Butt the plaintiff wished to get a ticket for X's theatre.· Best motorcycle accomplishment: getting a ticket on a Kawasaki 650 in Palo Alto for going 105 in a 35 zone.· In the evening, Aubrey's got tickets for Covent Garden.
· Chaplin's also issued railway tickets.· They can be issued traffic and parking tickets, and the State Department can revoke their vehicle registration or license.· But they had been issued with first class tickets.· Taking a booking and issuing a personalised ticket now takes just one minute compared with up to 10 minutes using a manual system.· If I buy a bus ticket for two persons, I am issued separate tickets.· The organiser of the chosen rally should issue a ticket to their event free of charge, in exchange for the voucher.
· There are a limited number of places on each walk so it is best to obtain your ticket in advance.· Nowadays, it is an achievement to obtain a ticket for any international.· Please be sure to obtain your tickets direct from the Royal Albert Hall during February.
· I can see a policeman by the place they sell tickets.· Y., which sold 140, 000 tickets for a two-day fest.· At the very least, the outlets which sold the tickets before the official date should never again be involved in distribution.· Stations of the Pennsylvania Railroad were used for picking up passengers and selling tickets.· The trust thank all clubs who assisted by selling tickets.· The Marlins might have had trouble selling tickets for the Giants series, but not this one.· They also help Milan to sell tickets.· The company annually sells about 60 million tickets in the United States for thousands of entertainment events.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1cinema/bus/train etc a printed piece of paper which shows that you have paid to enter a cinema, travel on a bus, plane etcticket for- All too often large advances can seem like a ticket to stardom.
- And for those whose attention spans are trained to a short leash, it may be just the ticket.
- Humphrey and Senator Muskie were the ticket, but all that anybody remembered was Daley and his city.
- If their tours are as much fun as their zany brochure, Wild Women Adventures could be just the ticket.
- If you have a chronic condition that has made it difficult to exercise, this may be the ticket.
- They can be used as counters for they are the tickets to our mystic world.
- This bus could be just the ticket for a small family.
- This was just the ticket, I thought, sitting on my canvas chair, quietly digesting my cake.
- I wanted two second-class tickets to Coimbra.
How much are tickets for the concert?ticket to I’d like two tickets to Berlin.a ticket to do something a ticket to watch the US Open → season ticket2for a prize a printed piece of paper with a number on it that you buy because you will get a prize if that number is chosenraffle/lottery ticket3driving offence a printed note ordering you to pay money because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your carparking/speeding ticket4in shops a piece of paper fastened to something in a shop that shows its price, size etc SYN tag American English: How much does it say on the price ticket?5election [usually singular] especially American English a list of the people supported by a particular political party in an election: He ran for governor on the Republican ticket.6ticket to success/fame/stardom etc especially American English a way of becoming successful, famous etc: Michael thought an MBA would be a ticket to success.7be (just) the ticket old-fashioned to be exactly what is needed → dream ticket, meal ticketCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + ticketa train/bus/coach ticket· I’ve lost my train ticket.an airline/plane/air ticket· You can pick up your airline tickets at the check-in desk.a theatre/concert ticket· The special rate includes theatre tickets and transport from the hotel to the theatre.a one-way ticket (also a single ticket British English) (=a ticket to a place but not back again)· I bought a one-way ticket to London.a return ticket British English, a round-trip ticket American English (=a ticket to a place and back)· How much is a round trip ticket to Boston?a season ticket (=one that allows you to make a journey or go to a sports stadium, theatre etc as often as you like during a fixed time period)· He has a season ticket for Manchester United.a valid ticket (=one that is legally or officially acceptable)· You cannot travel without a valid ticket.verbsbook/reserve a ticket· We booked our tickets well in advance.buy a ticket· Sheila bought a ticket for the next flight home.ticket + NOUNa ticket office/booth/counter (=a place where you can buy tickets)· There was a long queue at the ticket office.a ticket machine· The ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.the ticket barrier British English (=a gate or other barrier at a station that you need a ticket to get through)· John insisted on carrying my case as far as the ticket barrier.a ticket agency (=a company that sells tickets for concerts, sporting events etc)· Book your tickets online from one of the many ticket agencies.THESAURUStypes of travel ticketssingle (ticket)/one-way ticket a ticket that lets you go to a place but not back again: · A single to Edinburgh, please.· He bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles.return (ticket) British English, round-trip ticket American English a ticket that lets you go to a place and back again: · A return to London, please.season ticket a ticket that lets you make the same journey every day for a fixed period of time: · My company pays for my season ticket.e-ticket a ticket that you buy over the Internet, in which you are given a number which you use when you check in at an airport: · All you have to do is print off the e-ticket and show it at the check-in desk.ticket1 nounticket2 verb
ticketticket2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
ticket
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ticket |
| he, she, it | tickets | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ticketed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ticketed |
| he, she, it | has ticketed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ticketed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ticket |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ticketed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am ticketing |
| he, she, it | is ticketing | |
| you, we, they | are ticketing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was ticketing |
| you, we, they | were ticketing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ticketing |
| he, she, it | has been ticketing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ticketing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ticketing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ticketing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Sanders was ticketed for speeding.
- Last Labor Day, he was ticketed at Exit 43.
WORD SETS
access, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). the tourist office Is there a lost property office? a woman selling raffle tickets
· It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.
· She lost her bus ticket.
· Concert tickets are available from $17.50.
(=a ticket that allows you to enter a place)· The holiday includes a 2-day entry ticket to the Euro Disneyland Theme Park.
The movie is going to be this summer’s hot ticket (=an event that is very popular or fashionable, and that everyone wants to go and see). the tourist office Is there a lost property office? a woman selling raffle tickets· a first-class rail ticket
· Car sales have fallen every month for the past two years.
(=someone who owns a season ticket)
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to produce and sell tickets for an event, journey etc: - I wanted two second-class tickets to Coimbra.
air travel sold and ticketed in the UK ticketed events such as concerts2especially American English to give someone a ticket for parking their car in the wrong place, driving too fast etc: Drivers stopping here will be ticketed and have their cars towed.3be ticketed for something especially American English to be intended for a particular use, purpose, job etc: Three of the army bases have been ticketed for closure.