nounπShareA pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.""I bought two tickets to the movie so my friend and I can go on Saturday." "entertainmentcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation"I bought two tickets to travel home on the train. "vehicleserviceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA citation for a traffic violation."He got two tickets for speeding last month. "policetrafficlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA permit to operate a machine on a construction site."The construction worker needed tickets to operate the crane. "jobmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related)."The IT department received many tickets this morning about users having trouble logging into their email accounts. "servicetechnologycomputingtechnicalbusinessinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.""The Green Party's tickets include proposals for renewable energy and improved public transportation." "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA solution to a problem; something that is needed."I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom."aidbusinessworkeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA little note or notice."The teacher handed out tickets for good behavior to each student. "stationerycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).""The baker's tickets at the end of the week showed Mrs. Higgins owed five shillings for bread bought on credit." "businesseconomycommercefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA label affixed to goods to show their price or description."The store clerk pointed to the tickets on the sweaters to show me the sale price. "itembusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc."I bought five tickets for the school raffle to try to win the new bicycle. "entertainmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA visiting card.""He left his tickets with the receptionist so I would know he visited." "stationerycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law."The police officer ticketed the driver for speeding. "policelawtrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo mark with a ticket."to ticket goods in a retail store"markpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading