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单词 ticketless
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ticketlessadj.

/ˈtɪkɪtlɪs/
Etymology: < ticket n.1 + -less suffix.
Having no ticket; without a ticket of admission, a railway ticket, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > type of ticket > without a ticket
ticketless1868
unticketed1899
1868 Daily News 6 July Regulations which kept the ticketless public at a distance.
1946 F. Wylie Let. 31 Aug. in Mansergh & Moon Transfer of Power (1979) VIII. 369 Simultaneously a regular campaign of ticketless travel on the railways will be started.
1979 P. Nihalani et al. Indian & Brit. Eng. i. 179 2500 cases of ticketless travel and unbooked luggage were reported last month by the railway authorities.

Draft additions May 2001

Of travel, esp. on an airline: that does not require a conventional ticket; validated by an electronic ticket. Of a commercial carrier, esp. an airline: providing only electronic tickets for its passengers. See e-ticket n.2
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1982 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 13 Sept. 15 The acceptance of the credit card inspired the airlines to pursue their dream—ticketless travel.
1994 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 9 Oct. 2/5 Ticketless travel is catching on. Travellers make a reservation, pay with a credit card and get a boarding pass at the airport with a confirmation number or picture I.D. Most new airlines, such as ValuJet and Morris Air, are ticketless.
2000 Times 7 Aug. (Interface section) 6/4 A new survey..found that three-quarters of the 142 airlines surveyed said that online booking and ticketless travel are their principal e-business priorities for investment.
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