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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tick•et /ˈtɪkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a slip of paper that shows the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service:a train ticket.
- a written summons that notifies the holder that he or she has broken some traffic law:his fifth ticket for speeding.
- a tag attached to something to show its price, what is inside it, etc.
- Governmenta list of candidates of a political party that are running together in an election:He wasn't included in the new Liberal Party ticket.
- Informal Termsthe proper or advisable thing:[usually singular* the + ~]Put it down gently—that's the ticket!
v. [~ + object] - to attach a ticket to;
label. - to give a written summons to (someone) for breaking a traffic law or regulation:The cops ticketed anyone going five miles per hour over the speed limit.
- to attach such a notice or summons to:to ticket illegally parked cars.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tick•et (tik′it),USA pronunciation n. - a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like:a railroad ticket; a theater ticket.
- a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation.
- a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like;
label or tag. - Governmenta slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election.
- the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot.
- Business[Banking.]a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account.
- Informal Termsthe proper or advisable thing:That's the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you.
- [Archaic.]a placard.
- [Obs.]a short note, notice, or memorandum.
- British Terms have tickets on oneself, [Australian Slang.]to be conceited.
v.t. - to attach a ticket to;
distinguish by means of a ticket;
label. - to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad.
- to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation.
- to attach such a summons to:to ticket illegally parked cars.
- Middle French etiquet memorandum. See etiquette
- 1520–30; 1925–30 for def. 4; earlier tiket
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ n - a piece of paper, cardboard, etc, showing that the holder is entitled to certain rights, such as travel on a train or bus, entry to a place of public entertainment, etc
- (modifier) concerned with or relating to the issue, sale, or checking of tickets: a ticket office, ticket collector
- a piece of card, cloth, etc, attached to an article showing information such as its price, size, or washing instructions
- a summons served for a parking offence or violation of traffic regulations
- informal the certificate of competence issued to a ship's captain or an aircraft pilot
- chiefly US NZ the group of candidates nominated by one party in an election; slate
- chiefly US the declared policy of a political party at an election
- Brit informal a certificate of discharge from the armed forces
- informal the right or appropriate thing: that's the ticket
- have tickets on oneself, have got tickets on oneself ⇒ Austral informal to be conceited
vb ( -ets, -eting, -eted)(transitive)- to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to
See also ticketsEtymology: 17th Century: from Old French etiquet, from estiquier to stick on, from Middle Dutch steken to stick² |