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   Tick·et

   /ˈtikət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a piece of paper or small card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event: "admission is by ticket only" Similar passwarrantauthorizationlicensepermittokencouponvouchercarnetseason ticketrovercomplimentary ticketchitslipcardstubcounterfoilrain checkinformal:compducatchittyrare:laissez-passerfirman
   • ▪ a piece of paper or card bought as a way of entering a lottery or raffle: "the winning ticket was bought in Anaheim, California"
   • ▪ (in information technology) a request logged on a work tracking system detailing an issue that needs to be addressed or task that must be performed: "if you have opened a ticket and it's not yet been resolved, there's no need to open a new one"
   • ▪ a method of getting into or out of (a specified state or situation): "drugs are seen as the only ticket out of poverty"
   • 2. a certificate or warrant.
   • ▪ an official notice of a traffic offense: "the officer issued Rhodes a speeding ticket" Similar noticenotificationwarningcertificate
   • ▪ a certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member.
   • 3. a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, and other details. Similar labeltagstickersliptallytabmarkerdocket
   • 4. a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election: North American "his presence on the Republican ticket"
   • ▪ a set of principles or policies supported by a party in an election: "they ran on strong anti-corruption tickets"
   • 5. the desirable or correct thing: informal "a wet spring would be just the ticket for the garden"

   verb

   • 1. issue (someone) with an official notice of a traffic offense: "park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed"
   • 2. (of a passenger) be issued with a travel ticket: "passengers can now get electronically ticketed"
   • ▪ be destined or heading for a specified state or position: North American "they were sure that Downing was ticketed for greatness"
   • 3. (of a retail product) be marked with a label giving its price, size, and other details: "the sports jacket had been ticketed at two hundred dollars"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the general senses ‘short written note’ and ‘a license or permit’): shortening of obsolete French étiquet, from Old French estiquet(te), from estiquier ‘to fix’, from Middle Dutch steken. Compare with etiquette.

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