1
a
: a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
b
: a means of access or passage
education is the ticket to a good job
2
: a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator
3
: a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate
4
: the correct or desirable thing
Cooperation, that's the ticket.—K. E. Trombley
5
: a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
see also:
ticketed; ticketing; tickets
1
: to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticketed for illegal parking
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“Ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticket. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.
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