the ticket

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted
Compromise, now that's the ticket.
—often used in the phrase just the ticket
For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

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Carry-on bags are priced at about $59 at booking, $74 at web or mobile check-in, $79 at the ticket counter, and $99 at the gate. — Essence, 13 Mar. 2025 Longtime patrons of the program will note that the ticket price and service fees have both increased from $10 and $1.50, respectively. — Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025 Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021 lowered the ticket threshold from 10 mph over the limit to 6 mph over, to help close a $1.2 billion budget deficit. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 The film crossed the $20 million-mark in five days at the ticket windows in India. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the ticket

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