- ticket
- I UK [ˈtɪkɪt] / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "ticket":
singular ticket plural tickets
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1) a piece of paper that shows you have paid to go into a place of entertainment such as a cinema or football groundticket for:a cinema/theatre/match ticket
He got tickets for the first game of the season.
a) a piece of paper that shows you have paid for a journey on a train, plane etca return ticket (= for a journey to a place and back again):a train/bus/plane ticket
a single ticket (= for a journey to a place, but not back again):I'd like a return ticket to Sydney.
You expect a single ticket to be cheaper.
b) a piece of paper with a number on it that wins you a prize in a game if your number is chosena lottery/raffle/draw ticket
c) an official piece of paper that shows a driver that they must pay money for committing a traffic offencea speeding/parking ticket
d) [only before noun] involving tickets, or selling thema ticket agency/office/machine
Ticket sales have been going well.
2) [usually singular] mainly American the politicians or policies that a political party is supportingBush ran for president on the Republican ticket.
She is fighting the election on a law-and-order ticket.
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II UK [ˈtɪkɪt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "ticket":
present tense I/you/we/they ticket he/she/it tickets present participle ticketing past tense ticketed past participle ticketed1) to attach a ticket to something to show its price, size etc2) to give a ticket to a driver who has committed a traffic offence
English dictionary. 2014.