Ticket ˈtɪkɪt I Candidates Noun Plane/Bus/Train Airline Theatre/Concert

• a plane/bus/train ticket
• an airline ticket
• a theatre/concert ticket
• free tickets to the show

ticket

1. a printed piece of paper, or a message or image received on your phone or computer, that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc.
• SEE ALSO all-ticket
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/all-ticket
• a plane/bus/train ticket
• an airline ticket
• a theatre/concert ticket
• free tickets to the show
• I bought a ticket for the concert.
• I booked a one-way ticket to Montreal.
• Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £5.00.
• a one-way/return ticket
• a ticket office
• a ticket holder (= a person who has a ticket)
• a ticket machine/collector/inspector
• They raised over £40,000 in ticket sales alone.
• Ticket prices range from $9 for adults to $4.75 for children.
• Tickets can also be purchased by phone.
• She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success.
• Admission is by ticket only.

Extra Examples

• Concessionary tickets are available at half the standard price.
• He showed the guard his ticket.
• I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.
• Phone the ticket line on this number.
• Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.
• You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train.
• a first-class rail ticket
• a ticket for Saturday
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
• SEE ALSO golden ticket
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/golden-ticket
• a lottery/raffle ticket
• There are three winning tickets.
• I own a little store that sells lottery tickets.
• Raffle tickets cost just $10.
3. a label that is attached to something in a shop giving details of its price, size, etc.
• SEE ALSO big-ticket
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-ticket
4. an official notice that orders you to pay a fine because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your car
• SYNONYM fine
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fine_4
• a speeding ticket
• The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.
5. a list of candidates that are supported by a particular political party in an election
• SEE ALSO dream ticket
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dream-ticket
• She ran for office on the Democratic ticket.

Extra Examples

• I generally vote a split ticket.
• I'm voting the straight Republican ticket.
• There are three candidates on the national ticket.
• There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64.
6. a request for a problem to be fixed that is entered into a system that manages such requests
• Open a ticket with the Help Desk.
7. be the end
• It's tickets for the team that loses.
8. exactly what is needed in a particular situation
• That cup of tea was just the ticket.
9. to vote for candidates from more than one party
10. used to say that something is just what is needed or that everything is just right
• Are we all packed and ready to go? That’s the ticket.

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.