Meaning of ticket In English

• 0 a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity:

  • a concert ticket

  • a train/bus/plane ticket

  • a lottery/raffle ticket

  • a ticket office

  • a ticket collector

• 1 a piece of card or paper that is put on an object to show its size or price:

  • a price ticket

  • a parking ticket

• 2 a list of the people representing a particular political party in an election:

  • the Republican/Democratic ticket

  • In this election there will definitely be a woman on the Democratic ticket.

  • Bush and Cheney won re-election in 2004 against a Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.

  • The President was elected on a ticket of restoring the rule of law.

  • Twice he stood for parliament on an educational reform ticket.

• 3 a request sent online or by phone for help with a problem with a website, computer system, etc.:

  • If you still need assistance after reading the information in this section, simply raise a ticket in the CONTACT US section of the website.

  • Two weeks ago I put in a ticket asking if I could change my caller ID.

  • They are pretty good about replying to you if you have emailed them and/or opened a ticket.

• 4 to sell tickets for an event; to provide someone with a ticket:

  • Only passengers who were ticketed on that particular flight will receive a refund.

  • UK It's an all-ticketed game.

  • Charles was ticketed for speeding.

• 5 a small card that shows that the person holding it has paid for an activity:

  • an airline/train ticket

  • a movie/concert/theater ticket

  • Have you bought your ticket yet?

• 6 an official piece of paper that tells someone that a traffic law has been broken:

  • a speeding/parking ticket

  • Carla got a ticket for making a U-turn on a bridge.

• 7 a group of people from one political party who are trying to get elected at one time:

  • She’s running on the Democratic and Independent tickets.

• 8 to give a ticket to someone who has broken a traffic law:

  • Charles was ticketed for speeding.

• 9 a printed piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to go on a trip, see a film, go to an event, etc.:

  • Customers who buy their tickets online will receive a 10% discount.

  • The tickets sold out within minutes.

  • a ticket to sth Two tickets to a Broadway show are included in the price.

  • a ticket for sth Tickets for the concert go on sale tomorrow.

  • Fans worry that the club's new owners will raise ticket prices.

  • The show has already made €2m in advance ticket sales.

  • ticket office/counter/machine Tickets can be purchased online or from the ticket office at the station.

  • bus/plane/train ticket

  • cinema/concert/theatre ticket

  • advance/season ticket

  • cheap/discounted/free ticket

  • non-refundable/refundable tickets

• 10 a piece of card put on clothes, furniture, or other goods in stores which shows the price, size, and other details:

  • Check the price on the ticket.

• 11 two or more politicians that the public can vote for together in an election:

  • on the ticket They hope that having her on the ticket will appeal to women voters.

• 12 if a police officer, etc. tickets a person or their vehicle, they give or send a piece of paper saying the person must pay money because of an offence they have committed:

  • The number of drivers ticketed for speeding offences increased again last year.

  • He has authority to ticket vehicles with expired tax stickers parked on his land.