Ticket
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.
Banking. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account.
7.
Informal. the proper or advisable thing:
That’s the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you.
8.
Archaic. a placard.
9.
Obsolete. a short note, notice, or memorandum.
verb (used with object)
10.
to attach a ticket to; distinguish by means of a ticket; label.
11.
to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad.
12.
to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation.
13.
to attach such a summons to:
to ticket illegally parked cars.
Idioms
14.
have tickets on oneself, Australian Slang. to be conceited.
noun
1.
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
2.
a piece of card, cloth, etc, attached to an article showing information such as its price, size, or washing instructions
3.
a summons served for a parking offence or violation of traffic regulations
4.
(informal) the certificate of competence issued to a ship’s captain or an aircraft pilot
5.
(mainly US & NZ) the group of candidates nominated by one party in an election; slate
6.
(mainly US) the declared policy of a political party at an election
7.
(Brit, informal) a certificate of discharge from the armed forces
8.
(informal) the right or appropriate thing: that’s the ticket
9.
(Austral, informal) have tickets on oneself, have got tickets on oneself, to be conceited
verb (transitive) -ets, -eting, -eted
10.
to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to
11.
(informal) to earmark for a particular purpose
ticked off
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