| ticket | |
| 1. n. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. | |
| 2. n. A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation | |
| 3. n. A citation for a traffic violation. | |
| 4. n. A permit to operate a machine on a construction site. | |
| 5. n. A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related). | |
| 6. n. (informal) A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto. | |
| Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections. | |
| Joe will be running on an anti-crime ticket. | |
| 7. n. A solution to a problem; something that is needed. | |
| That's the ticket. | |
| I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom. | |
| 8. n. (dated) A little note or notice. | |
| 9. n. (dated) A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick). | |
| 10. n. A label affixed to goods to show their price or description. | |
| 11. n. A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc. | |
| 12. v. To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law. | |
| 13. v. To mark with a ticket. | |
| to ticket goods in a retail store | |
