Ticket - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɪkɪt|  American pronunciation of the word ticket
Brit.  |ˈtɪkɪt|  British pronunciation of the word ticket

noun

- a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
- a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. (syn: tag)
- a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
- a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices (syn: slate)
- the appropriate or desirable thing
this car could be just the ticket for a small family

verb

- issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty (syn: fine)
Move your car or else you will be ticketed!
- provide with a ticket for passage or admission

Extra examples

We bought tickets for the opera.

I got a ticket for speeding.

I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game.

I want to know at what point I break the speed limit and get a ticket.

How much are tickets for the concert?

I'd like to book two tickets to Berlin.

The plane ticket costs $170.

A return ticket (=one going to a place and back again) to London, please.

How much does it say on the price ticket?

He ran for governor on the Republican ticket.

Drivers stopping here will be ticketed and have their cars towed.

There was a ticket in the window which announced "Apartments to Let".

It's a ticket that was designed to appeal to suburban and small town voters.

Pictures which are sold during the exhibition will be ticketed in a certain way.

Move your car or else you will be ticketed!

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ticket
he/she/it: tickets
present participle: ticketing
past tense: ticketed
past participle: ticketed
noun
singular: ticket
plural: tickets
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