ticket

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 ~ (for / to sth) a printed piece of paper that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc: a bus / theatre / plane ticket * free tickets to the show * Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at ｣2.50. * a ticket office / machine / collector * (figurative) She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success. seealsoMEALTICKET, RETURNTICKET, SEASONTICKET 2 a label that is attached to sth in a shop/store giving details of its price, size, etc. 3 an official notice that orders you to pay a FINE because you have done sth illegal while driving or parking your car: a parking / speeding ticket 4 [usuallysing.] (especially AmE) a list of candidates that are supported by a particular political party in an election: She ran for office on the Democratic ticket. seealsoDREAMTICKET IDIOMS just the ticket = just the job at JOB that's the ticket (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to say that sth is just what is needed or that everything is just right: Are we all packed and ready to go? That's the ticket. moreatSPLITv. verb [VN] 1 (technical) to produce and sell tickets for an event, a trip, etc.; to give sb a ticket: The museum holds both free and ticketed exhibitions. * Passengers can now be ticketed electronically. 2 [usuallypassive] (especially AmE) to give sb an official notice that orders them to pay a FINE because they have done sth illegal while driving or parking a car: Park illegally, and you're likely to be ticketed. PHRASALVERBS be ticketed for sth (especially AmE) to be intended for a particular purpose