ticket

ticket

ticket [noun] (PROOF OF PAYMENT)

a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity

US /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ 
UK /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ 

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a concert ticket

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ticket

 noun
a piece of paper or card that you buy to travel, or to go into a cinema, theatre, etc.:
Do you want a single or a return ticket?
a theatre ticket

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ticket

I. ticket1 S1 W2 /ˈtɪkət, ˈtɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early French etiquet 'notice attached to something', from Old French estiquier 'to attach', from Middle Dutch steken 'to stick']
1. CINEMA/BUS/TRAIN ETC a printed piece of paper which shows that you have paid to enter a cinema, travel on a bus, plane etc
ticket for
How much are tickets for the concert?
ticket to
I’d like two tickets to Berlin.
a ticket to do something
a ticket to watch the US Open ⇨ ↑season ticket
2. FOR A PRIZE a printed piece of paper with a number on it that you buy because you will get a prize if that number is chosen
raffle/lottery ticket
3. DRIVING OFFENCE a printed note ordering you to pay money because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your car
parking/speeding ticket
4. IN SHOPS a piece of paper fastened to something in a shop that shows its price, size etc SYN tag American English:
How much does it say on the price ticket?
5. ELECTION [usually singular] especially American English a list of the people supported by a particular political party in an election:
He ran for governor on the Republican ticket.
6. ticket to success/fame/stardom etc especially American English a way of becoming successful, famous etc:
Michael thought an MBA would be a ticket to success.
7. be (just) the ticket old-fashioned to be exactly what is needed
⇨ ↑dream ticket, ↑meal ticket
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ticket
a train/bus/coach ticket I’ve lost my train ticket.
an airline/plane/air ticket You can pick up your airline tickets at the check-in desk.
a theatre/concert ticket The special rate includes theatre tickets and transport from the hotel to the theatre.
a one-way ticket (also a single ticket British English) (=a ticket to a place but not back again) I bought a one-way ticket to London.
a return ticket British English, a round-trip ticket American English (=a ticket to a place and back) How much is a round trip ticket to Boston?
a season ticket (=one that allows you to make a journey or go to a sports stadium, theatre etc as often as you like during a fixed time period) He has a season ticket for Manchester United.
a valid ticket (=one that is legally or officially acceptable) You cannot travel without a valid ticket.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ticket

ticket [ticket tickets ticketed ticketing] noun, verb   [ˈtɪkɪt]    [ˈtɪkɪt] 

noun

1. ~ (for/to sth) a printed piece of paper that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc
a bus/theatre/plane, etc. ticket
free tickets to the show
Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £5.00.
a ticket office/machine/collector
(figurative) She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success.

see also  meal ticket, return ticket, season ticket

2. a printed piece of paper with a number or numbers on it, that you buy in order to have the chance of winning a prize if the number or numbers are later chosen
a lottery/raffle ticket

• There are three winning tickets.

3. a label that is attached to sth in a shop/store giving details of its price, size, etc.

4. an official notice that orders you to pay a fine because you have done sth illegal while driving or parking your car
Syn:  fine

• a parking/speeding ticket

5. usually singular (especially NAmE) a list of candidates that are supported by a particular political party in an election
She ran for office on the Democratic ticket.
see also  dream ticket 
more at split the ticket at  split  v.  
Word Origin:
early 16th cent. (in the general senses ‘short written note’ and ‘a licence or permit’): shortening of obsolete French étiquet, from Old French estiquet(te), from estiquier ‘to fix’, from Middle Dutch steken. Compare with etiquette.  
Example Bank:
Concessionary tickets are available at half the standard price.
He ran on the Republican ticket.
He showed the guard his ticket.
I bought a ticket for the concert.
I bought a whole book of raffle tickets and I still didn't win anything.
I generally vote a split ticket.
I had complimentary tickets for the show.
I have a free ticket to the game.
I'm voting the straight Democratic ticket.
I've got a free ticket to the match.
I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.
Phone the ticket line on this number.
The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.
There are three candidates on the national ticket.
There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64.
Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.
You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train.
You must hold a valid ticket for your entire journey before boarding the train.
a first-class rail ticket
a plane ticket to New York
a ticket for Saturday
admission by ticket only
• an annual season ticket

Idioms: just the ticket  that's the ticket  tickets 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ticket / ˈtɪk.ɪt / noun [ C ] (PROOF OF PAYMENT)

ticket

A1 a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity:

a concert ticket

a train/bus/plane ticket

a lottery/raffle ticket

a ticket office

a ticket collector

Word partners for ticket

book / buy / get / purchase a ticket • a one-way / return / single ticket • a valid ticket • an adult / family / student ticket • a ticket for / to sth • a ticket collector / machine / office

 

ticket / ˈtɪk.ɪt / noun [ C ] (PRICE CARD)

a piece of card or paper that is put on an object to show its size or price:

a price ticket

a note telling you that you must pay some money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law:

a parking ticket

Word partners for ticket

book / buy / get / purchase a ticket • a one-way / return / single ticket • a valid ticket • an adult / family / student ticket • a ticket for / to sth • a ticket collector / machine / office

 

ticket / ˈtɪk.ɪt / noun [ C ] (POLITICS)

mainly US the range of ideas and plans that someone supports when they are in an election:

She's standing on an education ticket.

US the group of people representing a particular political party in an election:

the Republican/Democratic ticket

Word partners for ticket

book / buy / get / purchase a ticket • a one-way / return / single ticket • a valid ticket • an adult / family / student ticket • a ticket for / to sth • a ticket collector / machine / office

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ticket

[tɪ̱kɪt]

 tickets
 1) N-COUNT: also by N A ticket is a small, official piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to enter a place such as a theatre or a sports ground, or shows that you have paid for a journey.
  I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game...
  I love opera and last year I got tickets for Covent Garden...
  Entrance is free, but by ticket only...
  He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station.
 2) N-COUNT A ticket is an official piece of paper which orders you to pay a fine or to appear in court because you have committed a driving or parking offence.
  I want to know at what point I break the speed limit and get a ticket.
 3) N-COUNT: usu n N A ticket for a game of chance such as a raffle or a lottery is a piece of paper with a number on it. If the number on your ticket matches the number chosen, you win a prize.
  She bought a lottery ticket and won more than $33 million.
 4) N-SING: usu with supp The particular ticket on which a person fights an election is the party they represent or the policies they support. [BRIT]
  He first ran for president on a far-left ticket...
  She would want to fight the election on a ticket of parliamentary democracy...
  It's a ticket that was designed to appeal to suburban and small town voters.
  Syn:
  platform
 5) N-COUNT: usu ADJ n A ticket is the list of candidates who are representing a particular political party or group in an election. [AM]
  He plans to remain on the Republican ticket for the November election.
 6) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that something is just the ticket, you mean that it is exactly what is needed. [INFORMAL]
  Young kids need all the energy and protein they can get and whole milk is just the ticket.
 7) → See also ticketing, big-ticket, dream ticket, meal ticket, parking ticket, season ticket

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1tick·et /ˈtɪkət/ noun, pl -ets
1 [count] : a piece of paper that allows you to see a show, participate in an event, travel on a vehicle, etc.
• May I see your tickets, please? = Tickets, please.
• We bought tickets for/to the opera.
• a movie/concert ticket
• a bus/train ticket
• She bought a one-way ticket to New York. [=a ticket that allows her to travel to New York]
• (US) a round-trip ticket = (Brit) a return ticket [=a ticket that allows you to travel to one place and then return back to the place you left]
- see also season ticket
2 [count] : a card or piece of paper that shows that you are participating in a contest, raffle, etc.
• a winning lottery ticket
- see also scratch ticket
3 [count] : a piece of paper that officially tells you that you have driven or parked your car improperly and that you will have to pay a fine
• I got a ticket for speeding.
- see also parking ticket, speeding ticket
4 [count] Brit : a piece of paper that is attached to an item in a store and that gives information about its price, size, etc.
• a price ticket [=tag]
5 [singular] chiefly US : a list of the candidates supported by a political party in an election
• The senator heads her party's ticket. [=she is the leader of her party in the election]
• the Republican/Democratic ticket
- see also split ticket split the ticket at 1split
6 [singular] : something that makes it possible to get or achieve something that you want
• She believed that education was the/her ticket to a good job.
• He expected the novel to be his ticket to fame and fortune.
• This job could be their ticket out of poverty.
- see also meal ticket
7 the ticket informal + somewhat old-fashioned : the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted
• Compromise, now that's the ticket. [=that's what we need]
- often used in the phrase just the ticket
• For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.
write your own ticket
- see write

- see also hot ticket

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