ticket

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɪkɪt/

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Noun

Singular ticket

Plural tickets

a ticket

1. (countable) A ticket is a piece of paper that allows you to enter a train, airplane, show, etc.

   I bought my ticket to Mexico last week, but now I can't find it.

2. (countable) A ticket is a piece of paper that shows that you have parked your car in the wrong place or committed some other driving offence.

   The policeman gave me a ticket for going 125 km/h.

Verb

Plain form ticket

Third-person singular tickets

Past tense ticketed

Past participle ticketed

Present participle ticketing

1. (transitive) If you ticket someone, then you give someone a ticket for breaking a law.

   The officer ticketed the driver after he drove through a red light.