ticket

CEFRA1

/ˈtɪk.ɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A paper or digital pass that allows entry or travel.

  2. 02

    noun

    An official notice of a traffic offense.

Examples

  • I told them to send me another ticket.

  • Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.

  2. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.

  3. A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation.

More examples

In context

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

  • You must show your ticket to the conductor.

  • Don't forget the ticket.

Synonyms

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She bought a blank for the concert because she wanted to see her favorite band.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.