ticket

ticket
tick|et1 [ `tıkıt ] noun count ***
1. ) a piece of paper that shows you have paid to go into a place of entertainment such as a movie theater or football game:
a movie/theater ticket
ticket for: He got tickets for the first game of the season.
a ) a piece of paper that shows you have paid for a trip on a train, airplane, etc.:
a train/bus/plane ticket
a round-trip ticket (=for a trip to a place and back again): I'd like a round-trip ticket to Sydney.
a one-way ticket (=for a trip to a place, but not back again): You expect a one-way ticket to be cheaper.
b ) a piece of paper with a number on it that wins you a prize in a game if your number is chosen:
a lottery/raffle ticket
c ) an official piece of paper that shows a driver they must pay money for committing a traffic offense:
a speeding/parking ticket
d ) only before noun involving tickets or selling them:
a ticket agency/office/machine
Ticket sales have been going well.
2. ) usually singular the politicians or policies that a political party is supporting:
Bush ran for president on the Republican ticket.
She is fighting the election on a law-and-order ticket.
just the ticket INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED
exactly what you want or need
sell tickets on yourself AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL
to think that you are very important or impressive
a ticket to something or a ticket out of something
a way in which you can achieve something:
The chance of a weekend with her parents was a ticket to Hell.
She hoped that the job would be a ticket out of poverty.
ticket
tick|et 2 [ `tıkıt ] verb transitive
1. ) to give a ticket to a driver who has committed a traffic offense
2. ) to sell someone a ticket for a trip on a train, airplane, etc.
3. ) to fix a ticket to something to show its price, size, etc.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • ticket — [ tikɛ ] n. m. • tiket 1727; mot angl., de l a. fr. estiquet « billet de logement » XVe→ étiquette 1 ♦ Billet, rectangle de carton, de papier, donnant droit à un service, à l entrée dans un lieu, etc. Ticket de bagages (Ch. de fer ⇒ bulletin ). « …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ticket T — Ticket t+ Article principal : Tarification des transports en commun d Île de France. Le ticket t+ est le plus simple des titres de transport en Île de France. Créé par une délibération du conseil d administration du Stif du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ticket T+ — Article principal : Tarification des transports en commun d Île de France. Le ticket t+ est le plus simple des titres de transport en Île de France. Créé par une délibération du conseil d administration du Stif du 6 juin 2007, il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ticket — Tick et, n. [F. [ e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf. {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ticket — may refer to: Ticket (admission), a card or slip of paper used to gain admission to a location or event Ticket (receipt), a card or slip of paper that designates one s position in a queue or ownership of an item to be picked up Ticket (election) …   Wikipedia

  • Ticket — Tick et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ticketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ticketing}.] 1. To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California. [U. S.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ticket — [tik′it] n. [aphetic < obs. Fr etiquet (now étiquette)] 1. Obs. any note, memorandum, voucher, etc. 2. a printed card or piece of paper that gives a person a specified right, as to attend a theater, ride on a train, claim a purchase, etc. 3. a …   English World dictionary

  • Ticket — Sn Fahrkarte, Eintrittskarte erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. ticket, dieses aus afrz. estiquet, zu afrz. estiquier, estequier hineinstecken , das germanischer Herkunft ist. Gemeint ist also zunächst ein Anhänger …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Ticket — »Fahrschein (besonders für Flug und Schiffsreisen); Eintrittskarte«: Das Wort wurde bereits im 18. Jh. aus engl. ticket »Berechtigungsschein, Nachweiskarte; Wettschein« entlehnt. Erst im 20. Jh. wurde es im Sinne von »Fahrschein« und… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • ticket — ► NOUN 1) a piece of paper or card giving the holder a right to admission to a place or event or to travel on public transport. 2) an official notice of a traffic offence. 3) a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, etc. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

  • ticket — n mark, brand, stamp, label, tag (see under MARK vb) ticket vb *mark, brand, stamp, label, tag Analogous words: affix, attach, *fasten: append, *add …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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