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ticket stamping machine

ticket stamping machine

3.7
A machine that stamps a ticket with time and place
  • noun
translation icon : máquina de sellado de boletos
  • The passenger placed her ticket into the ticket stamping machine before boarding the train.

Examples

  • Many stations now have a ticket stamping machine on every platform for convenience.

  • Make sure to use the ticket stamping machine at the entrance or you could be fined.

  • The ticket stamping machine broke down yesterday.

  • Have you seen the new ticket stamping machines at the station?

  • Before boarding the bus, passengers must validate their tickets using the ticket stamping machine located by the entrance.

  • At the train station, you can find a ticket stamping machine near the ticket counter to validate your fare.

  • To avoid issues during the inspection, please remember to use the ticket stamping machine to stamp your ticket.

Synonyms

ticket-stamping machine
vsticket stamping machine
4.3

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

is the same but written without a hyphen
composter
vsticket stamping machine
  • Archaic
9.6

A machine that stamps or punches tickets to show they are valid

validates by stamping location and time rather than punching
dater
vsticket stamping machine
4.4

A small stamp that prints the date on documents

includes time and location information when validating tickets

How Automated

contactless
1 3.7
ticket stamping machine
3.7

Surface Forms

ticket stamping machine singular
ticket stamping machines plural

Morphology

ticket + stamp + machine

The meaning is directly built from the constituents: a machine that stamps (validates/marks) tickets, so the sense is transparently composed from 'ticket' + 'stamp' + 'machine'. This noun-compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Ticket stamping machine comes from the simple picture of a small machine that presses a mark onto a ticket to show the time and place. That mark was used 'to validate' the ticket, so the name means the machine that makes a ticket official.