Ticket Definition–noun | 1. | a slip, usually of paper
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or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like: a railroad ticket; a theater ticket. |
| 2. | a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation. |
| 3. | a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like; label or tag. |
| 4. | a slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election. |
| 5. | the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot. |
| 6. | Banking. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account. |
| 7. | Informal. the proper or advisable thing: That's the ticket! Warm milk and toast is just the ticket for you. |
| 9. | Obsolete. a short note, notice, or memorandum. |
–verb (used with object) | 10. | to attach a ticket to; distinguish by means of a ticket; label. |
| 11. | to furnish with a ticket, as on the railroad. |
| 12. | to serve with a summons for a traffic or parking violation. |
| 13. | to attach such a summons to: to ticket illegally parked cars. |
—Idiom| 14. | have tickets on oneself, Australian Slang. to be conceited. |
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