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unticketed

unticketed

5.7
An item that has no price tag
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtɪkɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin precio
  • Customers asked about the price of the unticketed merchandise at the front of the shop.

Examples

  • The manager reminded staff to check for any unticketed products before closing.

  • Several unticketed items were left on the shelf after the store opened.

  • The items on the shelf were unticketed.

  • Why are these products unticketed?

  • Customers complained about the long wait for assistance with the unticketed items in their carts.

  • At the end of the sale, we found several unticketed goods that needed to be priced.

  • The store manager announced that all unticketed products would be discounted today.

Synonyms

unmarked
vsunticketed
43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

is narrower, pointing to missing a price label specifically
unlabeled
vsunticketed
  • US
1 4.4

Not having a label or tag

focuses on missing a price label rather than any label
untagged
vsunticketed
1 4.2

Without a label or identifying mark attached

is about missing a price ticket rather than any attached mark
unpriced
vsunticketed
4.5

People do not put a money amount on an item

refers specifically to absence of a physical price ticket

Surface Forms

unticketed positive

Morphology

unticketed = ticketed (transparent) = un + ticket + ed

Formation is the regular negation of 'ticketed' (marked with a price tag), which is a straightforward participial/adjectival use.

Etymology

Unticketed is made of un- meaning 'not' and ticket, a small tag or paper that shows a price. So unticketed describes an item that is 'not marked with a price'.