ticket
1 of 2noun
tick·et ˈti-kət 
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
6
a
: a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit
especially : a mariner's or airman's certificate
b
: tag, label
ticketless
ˈti-kət-ləs
adjective ticket
2 of 2verb
ticketed; ticketing; tickets
transitive verb
1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
2
: to attach a ticket to : label
also : designate
Synonyms
Noun
- check
- coupon
- pass
- pasteboard
Verb
- label
- mark
- tag
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 With $39 million in ticket sales atop negative reviews, the actresses felt the icy breath of death creep up on the Halloween-themed project's neck — curiously, during the height of summer in July. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 In 2019, China not only had access to Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters but often contributed to the largest portion of its ticket sales. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Guests who booked tickets for the palaces will be refunded, and ticket sales have been temporarily suspended, according to its website. Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Berman says the initial ticket buyers were older and grew up listening to Presley’s music. Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022 Some arts leaders note the ongoing apprehension among some potential ticket buyers about catching the coronavirus. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Males made up nearly 80 percent of Friday ticket buyers in the U.S., while 70 percent of the audience was between the ages of 18 and 35. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 Dynamic pricing has already impacted ticket-buyers for Harry Styles and Paul McCartney concerts. Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 Police in the Sunshine State will be able to ticket drivers for playing music too loud from their cars starting on Friday. Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Township police officials in Northeast Ohio are pushing DeWine to sign a bill that would grant them the authority to ticket drivers on interstates, Kaylee Remington and Olivia Mitchell report. cleveland, 14 June 2022 Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police about truant students so officers can ticket them. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 May 2022 Opponents frequently argue their usage violates due process and may ticket the owner of the vehicle without anyone confirming whether that person was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2022 Instead of issuing fines directly, school officials refer students to police, who then ticket them for municipal ordinance violations, an investigation by the Tribune and ProPublica has found. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police when students are truant so officers can ticket them. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022 The Huntsville City Council, while looking at racial disparities in arrest rates, discussed allowing police officers to ticket people for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than taking them to jail. Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022 See More
Noun
The 24th Taste of the Browns raised more than $270,000 from ticket sales, auctions and donations for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, reports Paris Wolfe. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 With $39 million in ticket sales atop negative reviews, the actresses felt the icy breath of death creep up on the Halloween-themed project's neck — curiously, during the height of summer in July. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 In 2019, China not only had access to Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters but often contributed to the largest portion of its ticket sales. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Guests who booked tickets for the palaces will be refunded, and ticket sales have been temporarily suspended, according to its website. Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Berman says the initial ticket buyers were older and grew up listening to Presley’s music. Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022 Some arts leaders note the ongoing apprehension among some potential ticket buyers about catching the coronavirus. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Males made up nearly 80 percent of Friday ticket buyers in the U.S., while 70 percent of the audience was between the ages of 18 and 35. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 Dynamic pricing has already impacted ticket-buyers for Harry Styles and Paul McCartney concerts. Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 Verb
Decades of research on school discipline has shown that when a judgment call is involved — such as whether to ticket someone for disorderly conduct for being disruptive or profane — students of color are disciplined more severely. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 Police in the Sunshine State will be able to ticket drivers for playing music too loud from their cars starting on Friday. Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Township police officials in Northeast Ohio are pushing DeWine to sign a bill that would grant them the authority to ticket drivers on interstates, Kaylee Remington and Olivia Mitchell report. cleveland, 14 June 2022 Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police about truant students so officers can ticket them. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 May 2022 Opponents frequently argue their usage violates due process and may ticket the owner of the vehicle without anyone confirming whether that person was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2022 Instead of issuing fines directly, school officials refer students to police, who then ticket them for municipal ordinance violations, an investigation by the Tribune and ProPublica has found. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police when students are truant so officers can ticket them. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022 The Huntsville City Council, while looking at racial disparities in arrest rates, discussed allowing police officers to ticket people for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than taking them to jail. Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dialect (Picard) estiquier to attach, from Middle Dutch steken to stick; akin to Old High German sticken to prick — more at stick
First Known Use
Noun
1529, in the meaning defined at sense 6a
Verb
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Phrases Containing ticket
Kids Definition
ticket 1 of 2
noun
tick·et ˈti-kət
1
: a document or token showing that a fare or a fee for admission or participation has been paid
a round trip ticket
movie tickets
a lottery ticket
2
: a summons or warning issued to a person who breaks a traffic law
a speeding ticket
3
: a list of candidates for nomination or election
4
: a slip or card recording a sale or giving information
5
: the correct or desirable thing
When school ended, a trip was just the ticket.
ticket
2 of 2verb
ticketed; ticketing
1
: to attach a tag to : label
2
: to give a traffic ticket to
ticketed
verb
as in labeled
to attach an identifying slip to the attendant quickly ticketed my coat and handed the claim stub back to me Synonyms & Similar Words
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- labeled
- marked
- labelled
- designated
- stamped
- identified
- tagged
- earmarked
- branded
- captioned
- entitled
- named
- styled
- termed
- titled
- stigmatized
- tabbed
- called
- hallmarked