ticketnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtɪk.ɪt/us/ˈtɪk.ɪt/ticket noun [ C ] (PROOF OF PAYMENT)
A1 a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity:
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- "Thank you, " replied the ticket collector mechanically as he took each ticket.
- How much is a one-way ticket to New York?
- Each ticket admits one member and one guest.
- The theatre tickets were sold out, so we waited to see if there were any cancellations .
- If you've come to buy tickets for tonight's performance, please join the queue.
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Tickets
- apex
- boarding pass
- coach class
- day return
- economy class
- MetroCard
- Oyster card
- pass
- railcard
- rain check
- return
- return ticket
- season ticket
- single
- subscription
- ticketless
- timed ticket
- transfer
- walk-up price
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ticket noun [ C ] (PRICE CARD)
a piece of card or paper that is put on an object to show its size or price:
a note telling you that you must pay some money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law:
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Costs & expenses
- aliment
- alimony
- asking price
- carrying charge
- charge
- compensation
- corkage
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom
- cost-of-living index
- damage
- dent
- expense
- flat rate
- indirect cost
- maintenance
- price war
- running costs
- settlement
- stoppage
- worth
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ticket noun [ C ] (POLITICS)
US a number of people representing a particular political party in an election:
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Voters & candidates in elections
- abstain
- aye
- candidate
- carpetbagger
- constituency
- constituent
- contestant
- elector
- electoral college
- electorate
- floating voter
- independent
- no
- nominee
- plurality
- stalking horse
- swing voter
- voter
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Idiom(s)
ticketverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtɪk.ɪt/us/ˈtɪk.ɪt/to sell tickets for an event; to provide someone with a ticket:
US to give a ticket to someone who has broken a traffic law:
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Tickets
- apex
- boarding pass
- coach class
- day return
- economy class
- MetroCard
- Oyster card
- pass
- railcard
- rain check
- return
- return ticket
- season ticket
- single
- subscription
- ticketless
- timed ticket
- transfer
- walk-up price
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