ticket meaning and definition

TICKET noun

Definition of ticket (noun)

1. a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
2. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
   • synonyms: tag
3. a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
4. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
   • synonyms: slate
5. the appropriate or desirable thing
   • "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"
   • synonyms: just the ticket

TICKET verb

Definition of ticket (verb)

1. issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
   • "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"
   • synonyms: fine
2. provide with a ticket for passage or admission
   • "Ticketed passengers can board now"