# ticket

Pronunciation: say "TIK-it" /ˈtɪk.ɪt/

## Noun

1. A printed or electronic pass that lets the holder enter an event or place, or travel on a train, bus, plane, or other vehicle, usually after paying.
   - Simple: A paper or phone pass, usually paid for, that lets you go into a show or game, or travel.
   - _He scanned his ticket at the stadium gate and found his seat._
   - _Concert tickets went on sale Friday morning and disappeared within minutes._
2. An official notice, given by a police officer or other official, charging someone with a traffic offense.
   - Simple: A notice from the police or another official saying you broke a traffic rule and may have to pay money.
   - _The officer wrote her a ticket for running the red light._
   - _Unpaid parking tickets can lead to a suspended license._
3. A list of candidates running together in an election, or the central theme of a candidate's platform.
   - Simple: A group of people running together in an election, or the main idea a candidate campaigns on.
   - _She joined the governor's ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor._
   - _He campaigned on a law-and-order ticket in the primary._
4. A certificate or token representing a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money or goods.
   - Simple: A paper that gives you a chance to win money or prizes in a lottery.
   - _The winning ticket was sold at a gas station outside Tulsa._
   - _Raffle tickets for the school fundraiser cost two dollars each._
5. A service request used to track a complaint or reported issue until it is resolved.
   - Simple: A record of a problem someone reports, so workers can track and fix it.
   - _Submit a ticket through the support portal and an engineer will respond within a day._
   - _The system automatically assigns new tickets to the next available technician._
6. The thing that solves a problem; exactly what is needed in a given situation.
   - Simple: Exactly the thing you need to solve a problem or get what you want.
   - _For beating the afternoon slump, a short walk is just the ticket._
   - _Investors decided that a smaller, cheaper model was the ticket for emerging markets._
8. A small tag or label on merchandise giving its price, size, or other details.
   - Simple: A small label on goods that shows the price or what the item is.
   - _Every item on the rack carried a ticket listing its price and size._
   - _The clerk wrote out fresh tickets for the goods in the window display._
10. An official certificate showing that someone is qualified for a job, such as operating machinery on a site or serving as a ship's officer.
   - Simple: A paper that shows you are trained and allowed to do a job, like driving a digger or running a ship.
   - _Site rules require a valid ticket for anyone operating the excavator._
   - _She renewed her forklift ticket before starting the new job._
11. A warrant authorizing police action, such as an arrest or a search. *(slang)*
   - Simple: An official order that lets the police arrest someone or search a place.

## Verb

7. To provide someone with a travel ticket, or to serve them with a ticket for breaking a traffic law or local ordinance.
   - Simple: To give someone a ticket, for travel or for breaking a traffic rule.
   - _City officers ticket hundreds of illegally parked cars every week._
   - _The airline ticketed the passengers through to their final destination._
9. To mark or label goods with a ticket.
   - Simple: To put a small label on something, for example to show its price.
   - _Staff ticket new merchandise as soon as it arrives from the warehouse._
   - _Each crate was ticketed with its weight and destination._

## Noun

12. A small written note or posted notice. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A short written note or a small notice that gives information.
13. A tradesman's bill or running account of money owed. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A bill showing money you owe to a shop or worker.
   - _The blacksmith added the repair to the farmer's ticket._
   - _By spring his ticket at the general store had grown so long that the owner refused him any more credit._
14. A visiting card; a small card bearing one's name, presented when calling on someone. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A small card with a person's name on it, left when visiting someone.
   - _He sent up his ticket and waited in the parlor to be received._
   - _The tickets of three callers lay on the hall table when she returned._

## Origin

Borrowed from Middle Scots tikket, from Middle French etiquet and etiquette ('a bill, note, label'), from Old French estechier ('to attach, stick'), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to be sharp, to pierce'. It is a doublet of 'etiquette'.

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