1
a
: a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
b
: a means of access or passage
education is the ticket to a good job
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator
3
: a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate
4
: the correct or desirable thing
cooperation, that's the ticket—
K. E. Trombley
K. E. Trombley5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
ticketed; ticketing; tickets
1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
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Examples of ticket in a Sentence
Noun
We bought tickets for the opera.
I got a ticket for speeding.
Verb
He was ticketed for speeding.
methods used for ticketing airline passengers
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The committee also advanced a resolution calling for the creation of a working group aimed at making car ticketing more equitable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the same time, voters across the United States chose to send Donald Trump back to the White House, NBC News projected, electing a presidential ticket that many advocates warned would be the worst in American history for trans people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Harris executed an accelerated campaign after ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket over the summer after President Biden exited the race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
The man was ticketed for possession of marijuana and driving with it in his system.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The committee also advanced a resolution calling for the creation of a working group aimed at making car ticketing more equitable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ticket
1 of 2 noun
tick·et
ˈtik-ət 
1
: tag entry 1 sense 4, label
price ticket
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic offender
got a ticket for speeding
3
: a paper or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
4
: a list of candidates
5
: a slip or card recording a business deal
ticket
2 of 2 verb1
: to attach a ticket to : label
2
: to give a traffic ticket to
Etymology
Noun
from obsolete French etiquet "a notice attached to something," derived from early French estiquier "to attach"; of Dutch origin — related to etiquette
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