# ticketing

Pronunciation: say "TIK-it-ing" /ˈtɪk.ɪt.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of issuing or selling tickets.
   - Simple: The work of giving out or selling tickets to people.
   - _The festival outsourced its ticketing to an online platform._
   - _New ticketing systems cut the wait time at the gate in half._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of ticket. — present participle and gerund of ticket
   - Simple: The -ing form of ticket. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Police are ticketing drivers who block the bike lane._
   - _Ticketing scalpers has become a priority for the venue._

## Noun

3. A periodic sale of ore in mining districts, where buyers submitted their bids by writing them on tickets. *(dated, UK)*
   - Simple: A regular sale of mined ore where buyers wrote their offers on small slips of paper.
   - _The mine's output went to market through a monthly ticketing each spring._
   - _Merchants traveled to the district for the ticketing, sealing their bids on paper slips._

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