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- [tik-it]
- /ˈtɪk ɪt/
- /ˈtɪkɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tik-it]
- /ˈtɪk ɪt/
Definitions of ticket word
- noun ticket a slip, usually of paper 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. 1
- noun ticket a summons issued for a traffic or parking violation. 1
- noun ticket a written or printed slip of paper, cardboard, etc., affixed to something to indicate its nature, price, or the like; label or tag. 1
- noun ticket a slate of candidates nominated by a particular party or faction and running together in an election. 1
- noun ticket the license of a ship's officer or of an aviation pilot. 1
- noun ticket Banking. a preliminary recording of transactions prior to their entry in more permanent books of account. 1
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Origin of ticket
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; 1925-30 for def 4; earlier tiket < Middle French etiquet memorandum. See etiquette
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Parts of speech for Ticket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ticket popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ticket
noun ticket
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ballot — A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
- bottom dollar — The last of one's money; all of one's money.
- card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
verb ticket
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
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