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ticketless

ticketless

3.8
Not needing a paper ticket to enter or travel, often using a phone pass
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɪkɪtləs/
translation icon : sin billete
  • Speculation is that this app will lead us into the X-Pass system and possibly ticketless entry.
  • completely ticketless

Examples

  • One hour and thirty minutes away from the concert of the century... ticketless.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • With the new mobile app, passengers can enjoy a ticketless experience at the airport, simply using their phone for check-in.

  • The concert venue now offers ticketless entry, allowing fans to use digital passes on their smartphones.

  • Many airlines are transitioning to a ticketless system, which simplifies the boarding process and reduces the need for paper tickets.

Antonyms

ticketed
2.9

Only people with a pass can enter or take part

How Physical

ticket
∞ 1.0
ticketless
3.8

Surface Forms

ticketless positive

Morphology

ticketless = ticket (transparent) = ticket + less

Productive morphosyntactic combination: '-less' denotes absence of a ticket, which extends naturally to systems that do not require a physical ticket.

Etymology

Ticketless comes from ticket + -less; ticket is a small paper or pass that lets you in and -less means 'without', just like paperless. So ticketless describes a system that works 'without a ticket', for example when you use a phone pass instead of a printed ticket.