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Meaning of 'ticket' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ticket [ v.]
- A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.
- A little note or notice.
- A tradesman's bill or account.
- A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket.
- A label to show the character or price of goods.
- A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.
- A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot.
2 . Ticket [ v. t.]
- To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.
- To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California.

Meaning of 'ticket' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ticket [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the appropriate or desirable thing
Example in sentence:
  • this car could be just the ticket for a small family
2 . ticket [ v]
Meaning (2):
- issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
Example in sentence:
  • I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street;
  • Move your car or else you will be ticketed!
Meaning (3):
- provide with a ticket for passage or admission
Example in sentence:
  • Ticketed passengers can board now

Nearby Words:

tic tical tice ticement tichorrhine tick ticked ticken ticker ticketed

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