tickets
English meaning: Tickets
Definition
A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
Example
“We booked our tickets for the concert weeks in advance.”
Another example: “He got two parking tickets in the same week.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'ticket'; printed passes for travel, events or admission ('concert tickets'), official notices of a traffic offence ('parking tickets'), or, in US politics, a party's slate of candidates. Common in travel, entertainment and law. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From obsolete French 'étiquet' (a label, note), from Old French 'estiquier' (to stick, fix); entered English in the 16th century.
Synonyms
- passes
- stubs
- vouchers
- coupons
- fares
Related Words
Common Collocations
- buy tickets
- concert tickets
- plane tickets
- parking tickets
- tickets on sale
- book tickets
Word Forms
ticket (n & v); tickets; ticketed; ticketing
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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