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4 2.6
To give someone a pass for travel or entry
  • verb
  • /ˈtɪkɪt/
translation icon : expedir
  • Make sure to ticket all passengers at the entry before they enter the concert.
  • ticketed passengers
  • a ticketed event
  • free and ticketed

Examples

Idioms

Exactly what you need in a particular situation

5 7.7

To be able to choose your own job or future because you are successful

to be the ticket
  • Informal
3 8.1

The most useful thing to get what you want

1 8.2

A good idea or the right thing to do

8.5

To get a sure chance to succeed, for example a job or a place on a team

A choice that causes failure or big trouble

ticket to ride
  • Informal
6.9

A way to gain success or better opportunities

Phrasal Verbs

To pay money for permission to travel or go to an event

2 3.1

To give an official notice that fines someone for breaking a law

3.4

To create a record of a problem or request in a support system for a team to fix

Compounds

68 1.0

A paper or online pass that lets you travel on an airplane

A paper telling you to pay a fine for parking where it is not allowed

45 2.4

A pass that lets you attend many events or journeys at a lower price

A paper you buy that gives you a chance to win money in a game of luck

28 2.2

An official notice from the police that says you drove too fast

A ticket that lets you travel to a place but not back

18 1.0

A paper or phone pass that shows you paid to travel on a bus

15 5.1

Very expensive and costing a lot of money

14 1.6

A person who has a pass to enter an event or travel

10 1.4

A small piece you keep from a ticket after you enter to show proof

9 1.0

A paper or digital pass that lets you travel on a train

A ticket that lets you travel to a place and back

meal ticket
  • Informal
7 5.8

A job, person, or thing that gives you regular money

5 1.0

A paper or electronic pass that lets you travel on a specific flight

5 1.0

A ticket that lets you go to a place and return on the same route

golden ticket
  • Informal
4 4.1

A special chance that gives a person an easy way to succeed

4 2.1

A person who sells tickets for events or travel

A place where people get tickets for trains, shows and events

3 1.4

A small place where people buy tickets for trains or shows

3 1.9

A person who checks and collects tickets at the entrance to an event

2 1.0

A paper or electronic pass that lets you enter a live theater show

2 1.7

A small book with bus or train tickets you tear out to use

2 6.1

Choosing all candidates from the same party on a ballot

1 6.5

Costing a large amount of money

A place at a station or theatre where people buy tickets

1 5.6

A paper receipt showing you left an item at a pawn shop for a loan

1 2.0

A line of people waiting to buy tickets

1 3.8

A ticket that lets you get a meal at a restaurant or cafeteria

1 2.0

A paper or card that lets you travel by train

1 3.2

A person who handles customer support requests using a help desk system

A person who checks and takes tickets from people entering trains or concerts

ticket-of-leave
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A permit that lets a prisoner live and work outside prison under rules

1 5.8

To vote for candidates from more than one party in the same election

A small paper or token that you give to get a beer at an event

A small paper given when you leave a coat so you can get it back later

5.1

A ticket that lets you travel many times at a lower price for regular journeys

golden ticket
  • Specialized
9.3

A fake computer ticket that lets attackers pretend to be users and control a network

A machine that stamps a ticket with time and place

8.6

A person who buys event tickets then sells them for more money

A machine that makes a mark on a ticket showing the time and place

Surface Forms

ticket infinitive
ticketed past
ticketed past participle
ticketing present participle
tickets third person singular

Etymology

The verb ticket comes from the noun for a small paper 'note', meaning to give a paper pass. So to ticket travellers is to give them the proper pass or admission paper.