ticket

ticket
tick|et1 W2S1 [ˈtıkıt] n
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1¦(cinema/bus/train etc)¦
2¦(driving offence)¦
3¦(in shops)¦
4¦(election)¦
5 ticket to success/fame/stardom etc
6 be (just) the ticket
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[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 to book two tickets to Berlin.
theatre/train/airline etc ticket
▪ The plane ticket costs $170.
▪ A return ticket (=one going to a place and back again) to London, please.
single/one-way ticket
(=one going to a place but not back again) a ticket to do sth
▪ a ticket to watch the US Open
a ticket office/machine/agency etc
2.) ¦(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
3.) ¦(IN SHOPS)¦
a piece of paper fastened to something in a shop that shows its price, size etc
American Equivalent: tag
▪ How much does it say on the price ticket ?
4.) ¦(ELECTION)¦ [usually singular]
especially AmE a list of the people supported by a particular political party in an election
▪ He ran for governor on the Republican ticket.
5.) ticket to success/fame/stardom etc
especially AmE a way of becoming successful, famous etc
▪ Michael thought an MBA would be a ticket to success.
6.) be (just) the ticket
old-fashioned to be exactly what is needed
ticket 2
ticket2 v [T usually passive]
1.) to produce and sell tickets for an event, journey etc
▪ air travel sold and ticketed in the UK
▪ ticketed events such as concerts
2.) especially AmE to give someone a ticket for parking their car in the wrong place, driving too fast etc
▪ Drivers stopping here will be ticketed and have their cars towed.
3.) be ticketed for sth
especially AmE to be intended for a particular use, purpose, job etc
▪ Three of the army bases have been ticketed for closure.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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