1
a
: a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
b
: a means of access or passage
education is the ticket to a good job
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator
3
: a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate
4
: the correct or desirable thing
cooperation, that's the ticket—
K. E. Trombley
K. E. Trombley5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
ticketed; ticketing; tickets
1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
Examples of ticket in a Sentence
Noun
We bought tickets for the opera.
I got a ticket for speeding.
Verb
He was ticketed for speeding.
methods used for ticketing airline passengers
Recent Examples on the Web
Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
His attorney told reporters that Suguru Onda had gotten several speeding tickets, and in 2019 was ticketed for catching too many fish during a church outing.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As of Thursday, tickets are no longer available for purchase on the festival's website.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Crew have ranked sixth or better in MLS for both ticketing revenue and partnership revenue each of the past four years, the team said.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
His attorney told reporters that Suguru Onda had gotten several speeding tickets, and in 2019 was ticketed for catching too many fish during a church outing.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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ticket
1 of 2 noun
tick·et
ˈtik-ət 
1
: tag entry 1 sense 4, label
price ticket
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic offender
got a ticket for speeding
3
: a paper or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
4
: a list of candidates
5
: a slip or card recording a business deal
ticket
2 of 2 verb1
: to attach a ticket to : label
2
: to give a traffic ticket to
Etymology
Noun
from obsolete French etiquet "a notice attached to something," derived from early French estiquier "to attach"; of Dutch origin — related to etiquette
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