ticket

ticket
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1) N-COUNT: also by N A ticket is a small, official piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to enter a place such as a theatre or a sports ground, or shows that you have paid for a journey.

I queued for two hours to get a ticket to see the football game...

I love opera and last year I got tickets for Covent Garden...

Entrance is free, but by ticket only...

He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station.

2) N-COUNT A ticket is an official piece of paper which orders you to pay a fine or to appear in court because you have committed a driving or parking offence.

I want to know at what point I break the speed limit and get a ticket.

3) N-COUNT: usu n N A ticket for a game of chance such as a raffle or a lottery is a piece of paper with a number on it. If the number on your ticket matches the number chosen, you win a prize.

She bought a lottery ticket and won more than $33 million.

4) N-SING: usu with supp The particular ticket on which a person fights an election is the party they represent or the policies they support. [BRIT]

He first ran for president on a far-left ticket...

She would want to fight the election on a ticket of parliamentary democracy...

It's a ticket that was designed to appeal to suburban and small town voters.

Syn:
5) N-COUNT: usu ADJ n A ticket is the list of candidates who are representing a particular political party or group in an election. [AM]

He plans to remain on the Republican ticket for the November election.

6) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that something is just the ticket, you mean that it is exactly what is needed. [INFORMAL]

Young kids need all the energy and protein they can get and whole milk is just the ticket.

7) → See also , big-ticket, , meal ticket, , season ticket

English dictionary. 2008.

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