ticket
[noun]
Synonyms:
- voucher, card, certificate, coupon, pass, slip, token
- label, card, docket, marker, slip, sticker, tab, tag

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Related Words: card, slip, sticker, pass, choice, lineup, list

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. tick‧et¹ S1 W2 /ˈtɪkət, ˈtɪkɪt/ 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 Synonym : 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. ticket² verb [transitive 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 American English 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 something especially American English to be intended for a particular use, purpose, job etc:
Three of the army bases have been ticketed for closure.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ticket
noun
I. for travel, an event, the theatre, etc.
ADJ. one-way, single | return, round-trip | day, season, weekly an annual season ticket
first-class, second-class, etc. a first-class rail ticket
invalid, valid | complimentary, free I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.
concessionary, family Concessionary tickets are available at half the standard price.
advance Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.
admission, entrance, entry | air/airline, bus, plane, rail, train, etc. | cinema, concert | library
VERB + TICKET buy, get, obtain, purchase | have, hold You must hold a valid ticket for your entire journey before boarding the train.
book, reserve | show (sb) He showed the guard his ticket.
TICKET + NOUN agency, counter, machine, office | price | sales | holder | collector, inspector | tout | barrier | stub
PREP. by ~ admission by ticket only
~ for I bought a ticket for the concert. a ticket for Saturday
~ to I've got a free ticket to the match. a plane ticket to New York

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ticket
II. for a lottery, etc.
ADJ. winning | lottery, raffle
QUANT. book I bought a whole book of raffle tickets and I still didn't win anything.

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ticket
III. giving a penalty
ADJ. fixed-penalty | parking
VERB + TICKET give sb, issue | get
PREP. ~ for The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

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.
book/reserve a ticket
We booked our tickets well in advance.
buy a ticket
Sheila bought a ticket for the next flight home.
a ticket office/booth/counter (=a place where you can buy tickets)
There was a long queue at the ticket office.
a ticket machine
The ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.
the ticket barrier British English (=a gate or other barrier at a station that you need a ticket to get through)
John insisted on carrying my case as far as the ticket barrier.
a ticket agency (=a company that sells tickets for concerts, sporting events, etc)
Book your tickets online from one of the many ticket agencies.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ticket
ˈtɪkɪt
See: split ticket , straight ticket , the ticket , walking papers also walking ticket

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲