ticket
♦♦ tick|et /t'ɪkɪt/ (tickets)
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
= platform
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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.
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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.
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see also ticketing, big-ticket, meal ticket, meal ticket, parking ticket, season ticketdream tick|et
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If journalists talk about a dream ticket, they are referring to two candidates for political positions, for example President and Vice-President, or Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, who they think will be extremely successful.meal tick|et
also meal-ticket
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If you say that something or someone is a meal ticket, you mean that they provide a person with money or a lifestyle which they would not otherwise have.
His chosen field was unlikely to be a meal ticket for life...
I don't intend to be a meal-ticket for anyone.park|ing tick|et (parking tickets)
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A parking ticket is a piece of paper with instructions to pay a fine, and is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally.sea|son tick|et (season tickets)
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A season ticket is a ticket that you can use repeatedly during a certain period, without having to pay each time. You can buy season tickets for things such as buses, trains, regular sporting events, or theatre performances.
We went to renew our monthly season ticket.
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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...
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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...
= platform
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.
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see also ticketing, big-ticket, meal ticket, meal ticket, parking ticket, season ticketdream tick|et
[N-SING]
If journalists talk about a dream ticket, they are referring to two candidates for political positions, for example President and Vice-President, or Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, who they think will be extremely successful.meal tick|et
also meal-ticket
[N-SING] usu a N
If you say that something or someone is a meal ticket, you mean that they provide a person with money or a lifestyle which they would not otherwise have.
His chosen field was unlikely to be a meal ticket for life...
I don't intend to be a meal-ticket for anyone.park|ing tick|et (parking tickets)
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A parking ticket is a piece of paper with instructions to pay a fine, and is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally.sea|son tick|et (season tickets)
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A season ticket is a ticket that you can use repeatedly during a certain period, without having to pay each time. You can buy season tickets for things such as buses, trains, regular sporting events, or theatre performances.
We went to renew our monthly season ticket.