ticket

Definitions of ticket in various dictionaries:

noun - a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

noun - a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.

noun - a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)

noun - a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

noun - the appropriate or desirable thing

verb - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

verb - provide with a ticket for passage or admission

Abbr.

A certifying document, especially a captain’s or pilot’s license.

An identifying or descriptive tag attached to merchandise; a label.

A list of candidates proposed or endorsed by a political party; a slate.

A legal summons, especially for a traffic violation.

The proper or desirable thing: A change of scene would be just the ticket for us.

A means to an end: “He went to Washington... to become press secretary... it was his ticket out of the Delta” (Nicholas Lamann).

To provide with a ticket for passage or admission: ticket all passengers through to Amsterdam.

To attach a ticket to; tag.

To designate for a specified use or end; destine: funds that have been ticketed for research.

The earliest uses of the word in English were in the senses “a short written notice,” “a notice posted in a public place,” and “a written certification.

verb - to attach a tag to