Ticket (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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.
  2. a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation.
  3. a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like; label or tag.
  4. a slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election.
  5. the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot.
  6. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account.
  7. the proper or advisable thing: That's the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you.
  8. a placard.
  9. a short note, notice, or memorandum.
verb (used with object)
  1. to attach a ticket to; distinguish by means of a ticket; label.
  2. to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad.
  3. to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation.
  4. to attach such a summons to: to ticket illegally parked cars.
Idioms
  1. to be conceited.
noun
    • 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
    • concerned with or relating to the issue, sale, or checking of tickets
  1. a piece of card, cloth, etc, attached to an article showing information such as its price, size, or washing instructions
  2. a summons served for a parking offence or violation of traffic regulations
  3. the certificate of competence issued to a ship's captain or an aircraft pilot
  4. the group of candidates nominated by one party in an election; slate
  5. the declared policy of a political party at an election
  6. a certificate of discharge from the armed forces
  7. the right or appropriate thing
  8. to be conceited
verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)
  1. to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to
  2. to earmark for a particular purpose
Ticket (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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