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ticket Meaning & Definition

Q: What is the plural of ticket?

The plural of ticket is tickets.

Q: What is the past tense of ticket?

The past tense of ticket is ticketed. The present participle is ticketing.

/ˈtɪk.ɪt/

What Does Ticket Mean?

Ticket is a noun that means A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. It can also mean A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. As a verb, it means To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law.

Word Facts for Ticket

Part of speech	noun, verb
Pronunciation	//ˈtɪk.ɪt//
Syllables	1
Synonyms	fine
Plural	tickets
Verb forms	tickets, ticketing, ticketed

Ticket Definition (Noun)

A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.
I've got two tickets for the match on Saturday; want to come?
A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.
I've got two tickets for the match on Saturday; want to come?
A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation.
train ticket bus ticket plane ticket
A permit to operate a machine on a construction site.
A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc.
lottery ticket raffle ticket
A certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member.
A solution to a problem; something that is needed in order to do something.
That's the ticket.
A citation for a traffic violation.
A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled.
A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.
Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections.
A small note or notice.
A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).
A label affixed to goods to show their price or description.
A visiting card.
A warrant.
A playing card.

Ticket as a Verb

To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law.
To mark with a ticket.
to ticket goods in a retail store

Noun

A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related).
A solution to a problem; something that is needed.
I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom.
A little note or notice.

Synonyms of Ticket

fine

Ticket synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Ticket

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

Ticket in a Sentence

I've got two tickets for the match on Saturday; want to come?

train ticket bus ticket plane ticket

You must show your ticket to the conductor.

lottery ticket raffle ticket

If I'd used my usual numbers, it would've been a winning ticket! Unlucky!

That's the ticket.

I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom.

Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections.

Joe will be running on an anti-crime ticket.

to ticket goods in a retail store

Word Forms & Grammar

ticket (plural tickets)

ticket (third-person singular simple present tickets, present participle ticketing, simple past and past participle ticketed)

Words That Rhyme With Ticket

Origin of Ticket

Borrowed from Middle Scots tikkat, tikket, from Middle French etiquet m, estiquet m, and etiquette f, estiquette f (“a bill, note, label, ticket”), from Old French estechier, estichier, estequier (“to attach, stick”), (compare Picard estiquier (“to stick, pierce”)), from Frankish *stikkjan, *stekan (“to stick, pierce, sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, *stikōną, *staikijaną (“to be sharp, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab”). Doublet of etiquette. More at stick.

How to Pronounce Ticket

Ticket is pronounced //ˈtɪk.ɪt// and has 1 syllable.

Ticket: Your Questions Answered

Is ticket a noun or a verb?

Ticket is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is another word for ticket?

Close synonyms of ticket are fine. See the full list of ticket synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of ticket?

The plural of ticket is tickets.

What is the past tense of ticket?

The past tense of ticket is ticketed. The present participle is ticketing.